Denver mayor threatens to deploy cops, 50K residents in ‘Tiananmen Square moment’ to stop Trump’s mass deportations

NY Post ^ | 11/22/2024 | “It’s like the Tiananmen Square moment … right?” said Johnston, referring to the famous caught-on-vi

[ChicagoConservative27]

Denver’s mayor has vowed to shield migrants in his sanctuary city from mass deportation by using local cops and 50,000 residents “stationed at the county line” — calling it a “Tiananmen Square moment.”

“More than us having [federal agents] stationed at the county line to keep them out, you would have 50,000 Denverites there,” Democratic Mayor Mike Johnston recently told the outlet Denverite — after President-elect Donald Trump vowed to undertake mass deportations of illegal migrants across the US.

“It’s like the Tiananmen Square moment … right?” said Johnston, referring to the famous caught-on-video showdown between a Chinese student and government tank in Tiananmen Square in China during the 1989 rebellion there.

“You’d have every one of those Highland moms who came out for the migrants. And you do not want to mess with them,” the mayor said of Denver residents apparently prepared to go to the mat against the federal government.

[ChicagoConservative27]

What a sick twisted POS. Cut off his federal funding ASAP.

[Fido969]

Completely insane.

[ChuckHam]

He’s throwing red meat to his cultist base. He won’t do a thing when the deportations start.

[lula]

Obstruction of justice comes to mind for anyone who interferes with a federal mandate. Aiding and abetting any criminal also has consequences. These people are grandstanding and stupid.

[doc maverick]

Democrats destroy everything they touch!
Their stupidity and evilness is astounding!

[mbrfl]

Two more months of bluster. Enjoy it while you can. The sheriff takes office on January 20th.

[Rurudyne]

Mass deportations and in this instance incarcerations.

[MtnClimber]

J6 prison and torture is too good for this POS.

[SaxxonWoods]

Fine, let Denver keep them for now. The law-abiding part of the populace might finally revolt. There are plenty of others to go after all over Colorado.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

Just a few months ago, the City of Denver was complaining they had run out of money for the illegals.

[ealgeone]

Might be the Fort Sumter of CWII.

[butlerweave]

Johnston is a Dolt

[God luvs America]

First, send all the illegals to Denver as a holding area before they are deported.....

[Jumpmaster]

Latest Snake Plisken movie.

[DIRTYSECRET]

Call him on it. Then see what happens. I paid $99/nite at the Hyatt when the Giants were playing at Coors Field. Now it’s over $300. F that.

[stylin19a]

Denver’s mayor has vowed to shield migrants in his sanctuary city from mass deportation

Listening to Homan, I'm guessing the mayor becomes the first arrest.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1324

Violations in section A begin with "knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that an alien has come to,"...(II)aids or abets the commission of any of the preceding acts,...

(iii)knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that an alien has come to, entered, or remains in the United States in violation of law, conceals, harbors, or shields from detection, or attempts to conceal, harbor, or shield from detection, such alien in any place, including any building or any means of transportation;

see Section (B)(below)for the penalties.

(B)A person who violates subparagraph (A) shall, for each alien in respect to whom such a violation occurs— (i)in the case of a violation of subparagraph (A)(i) or (v)(I) or in the case of a violation of subparagraph (A)(ii), (iii), or (iv) in which the offense was done for the purpose of commercial advantage or private financial gain,be fined under title 18, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both;

(ii)in the case of a violation of subparagraph (A)(ii), (iii), (iv), or (v)(II), be fined under title 18, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both;

(iii)in the case of a violation of subparagraph (A)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), or (v) during and in relation to which the person causes serious bodily injury (as defined in section 1365 of title 18) to, or places in jeopardy the life of, any person, be fined under title 18, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both;

and

(iv)in the case of a violation of subparagraph (A)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), or (v) resulting in the death of any person, be punished by death or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, fined under title 18, or both.

Somebody close to the mayor should get in his ear...

[antidemoncrat]

Hey all you Red States ... pack up your illegals, show
them the Mayor of Denver’s pledge and send them on their
merry way to Denver

[TonyinLA]

I see Denver is taking up the Hamas tactic of using human shields.

Will they be volunteers or will the dems force march prisoners to the front lines?

[Williams]

I don’t bother to post it, but every time I see one of these Democrat reactions to Trump, I just think “FU”.

[databoss]

The 101st Airborne is here Mr Mayor to escort you to Leavenworth.