“I would love to see a California L/E attempt to make an arrest on an ICE agent.”
Actually, that would be very bad. All of the arguments and brouhaha should stay in the administrative/legal area. About 25 years ago I saw a Florida Highway Patrol trooper writing a ticket near Miami for a local cop on the highway. I asked a retired FHP guy at my gym in Tallahassee. He rolled his eyes and shook his head. Yes, he knew all about it. There was some very bad blood between the agencies due to the heavy handed nature (apparently physical threats) of the cops union who had jurisdiction at a stadium where the FHP had been hired for off duty security. It almost sounded like a Mafia turf fight. (Off duty, uniformed security is a much coveted highly paid gig.)
The retired guy said the damage done by the tit for tat was huge. Ultimately, the loser is any civilian who gets caught in the bureaucratic anger between agencies.
True, but the other side of the coin is that this issue would get a public airing. Most folks do not know that this law even exist. Those of us that are tuned into this stuff know about it but the general public, (even in California), are not aware of it. It would be 24/7 on the MSM and even though the spin would be against ICE, the facts and the legal analysis of the law and the supremacy of the federal law would have to be discussed. that allows “our” ICE director and “our” legal analyst to make the counter points to the audience/public.