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ICE chief plans on sending hundreds of agents to sanctuary cities
The Hill ^ | July 18, 2017 | Josh Delk

Posted on 07/18/2017 2:13:38 PM PDT by jazusamo

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Thomas Homan said Tuesday that he plans on sending hundreds of agents to sanctuary cities in the near future as part of a major crackdown on illegal immigrants.

Homan told the Washington Examiner Tuesday that he plans to address "ludicrous" sanctuary cities.

"In the America I grew up in, cities didn't shield people who violated the law," Homan told the publication. “What I want to get is a clear understanding from everybody, from the congressmen to the politicians to law enforcement to those who enter the country illegally, that ICE is open for business."

According to The Examiner, Homan said he plans on sending hundreds of agents to those cities.

"We’re going to enforce the laws on the books without apology, we’ll continue to prioritize what we do,” Homan continued. “But it’s not OK to violate the laws of this country anymore, you’re going to be held accountable.”

During his interview with the Examiner, Homan also praised the Trump administration, saying it has "taken the handcuffs off law enforcement," allowing them to address immigration more thoroughly.

"You can like President Trump, not like him, like his policies, not like his policies, but one thing no one can argue with is the effect they've had," said Homan.

According to Homan, illegal border crossings have decreased by 70 percent under Trump and arrests inside the country have increased by 40 percent.

The 30-year immigration agency veteran also said that he has gotten a green light to hire 10,000 new immigration agents, who will work to arrest illegal criminals sheltered in sanctuary cities.

Sanctuary cities are jurisdictions with policies limiting cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration agents and include cities such as New York, San Francisco, Chicago and Austin.

President Trump campaigned on cracking down on illegal immigration and stepping up border security.

Following his inauguration, many cities started declaring that they would protect illegal immigrants, sparking the debate over sanctuary cities.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aliens; homan; ice; illegalaliens; immigration; sanctuarycities; trump
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Good for acting Director Homan, more winning! MAGA!
1 posted on 07/18/2017 2:13:38 PM PDT by jazusamo
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To: jazusamo

Fun! Stay safe, ICE!


2 posted on 07/18/2017 2:15:11 PM PDT by GnuThere
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THIS is worth all the crap we’ve had to withstand to get DJT elected.

For this and this alone, it will ALL be worth it.

Promise made, promise KEPT.


3 posted on 07/18/2017 2:19:19 PM PDT by Regulator (Donaldus Magnus, President)
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To: jazusamo

Logically, this could thwart a lot of the Sanctuary City misbehavior. One complaint we keep hearing from them is they won’t hold criminal invaders for any interval at all until ICE picks them up. If ICE has a presence in those cities, that argument disappears. It would also be nice if ICE could field complaints from US citizens who aren’t hired at places where invaders work.


4 posted on 07/18/2017 2:22:20 PM PDT by grania (Deplorable and Proud of It!)
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To: Regulator

Liberal democrats and GOPe are hard at work in smoke filled rooms trying to figure out how to get rid of Trump and Homan...


5 posted on 07/18/2017 2:22:35 PM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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To: jazusamo

I heard they were deportign more under Obama.


6 posted on 07/18/2017 2:23:20 PM PDT by ichabod1 (Smoke does not mean fire when someone threw a smoke grenade.)
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To: grania

Most valid points.

Also if ICE are in these cities in numbers the illegals will be scared to death and some will self deport.


7 posted on 07/18/2017 2:26:51 PM PDT by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Free Republic? https://freerepublic.com/donate/)
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One of my favorites was a warehouse where the worker’s used their SS# to clock in and out. This one guy had to look at a piece of paper in order to clock in and out.


8 posted on 07/18/2017 2:27:26 PM PDT by Leep (Less talk more ACTiON!)
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I heard they were deportign more under Obama.

Probably not in any meaningful way. An Obama trick would be to catch and release them, but make it easy for them to come back in a few miles down the road. Good for the statistics.

9 posted on 07/18/2017 2:28:54 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: jazusamo

AT LAST! The law is going to be enforced, and we are going to be protected from invasion!


10 posted on 07/18/2017 2:29:28 PM PDT by backwoods-engineer (Trump won; I celebrated; I'm good. Let's get on with the civil war now.)
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This is wonderful news !


11 posted on 07/18/2017 2:29:28 PM PDT by nopardons
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MAGA!

Please bump the Freepathon or click above to donate or become a monthly donor!

12 posted on 07/18/2017 2:30:25 PM PDT by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Free Republic? https://freerepublic.com/donate/)
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Now that’s what I’m talking about!!!


13 posted on 07/18/2017 2:30:55 PM PDT by T-Bird45 (It feels like the seventies, and it shouldn't.)
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To: jazusamo

There goes a lot of Democrat votes.


14 posted on 07/18/2017 2:33:32 PM PDT by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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I’d take the opposite approach. Round them up in non sanctuary cities then bus them to the sanctuary cities. I’d pull up the buses in the best neighborhoods and let them out. I’d make sure they had gotten plenty of water on the bus and no toilet breaks for three hours. That should do the trick.


15 posted on 07/18/2017 2:34:25 PM PDT by Michael.SF. (Women who are 25 pounds overweight tend to live longer than the men who mention it.)
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To: Tennessee Nana; TADSLOS; AuntB

PING


16 posted on 07/18/2017 2:35:37 PM PDT by Liz
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To: La Lydia; sickoflibs; stephenjohnbanker; Tolerance Sucks Rocks; 2ndDivisionVet; Biggirl

PING


17 posted on 07/18/2017 2:52:29 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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"In the America I grew up in, cities didn't shield people who violated the law," Homan told the publication.

I'm an 'old guy', so I'm old enough to remember a time when most Democrats were not outright America-hating Communists (like today's bumper crop of elected Democrat idiots), or at least they had either the decency or (more likely) the cowardice to hide it.

18 posted on 07/18/2017 2:58:04 PM PDT by Zeppo ("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
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“In the America I grew up in, cities didn’t shield people who violated the law,” Homan told the publication.

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I really don’t know anything about Homan, but this statement alone tells me that he is a great choice. Maybe he will be promoted from acting director.


19 posted on 07/18/2017 2:58:04 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Vacate the chair! Ryan must go.)
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To: Liz

Awesome! Let the games begin...


20 posted on 07/18/2017 2:59:42 PM PDT by TADSLOS (Reset Underway!)
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