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In yet another glaring example of failed immigration enforcement and soft-on-crime policies, the illegal immigrant accused of stealing Department of Homeland Security Secretary (DHS) Kristi Noem’s purse was reportedly released after committing a similar theft in New York City just weeks earlier. Instead of facing swift deportation or serious consequences, the suspect was reportedly freed, highlighting the disastrous impact of sanctuary city policies. According to a newly released report, the suspect and illegal alien from Chile, Mario Bustamante-Leiva, was previously arrested in New York City. As he stole Noem’s purse from a restaurant in Washington, D.C., the New York Police...

Violent crime, including murders, are increasing in Denver and Colorado, according to new statistics from police and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. Murders in Colorado have jumped 27 percent in the last three years. In 2015 there were 173 murders, while there were 220 in 2017. ... murders in Denver have increased six percent in the last year. So far in 2018, there have been 51 murders, compared to 48 at this time last year, according to Denver Police. Police say the increase is because there are more incidents where multiple people have been killed. ... And for some perspective...

“It probably will come as no surprise to you that I have no authority...to grant amnesty from federal prosecution to anyone who follows the referenced ordinance.” The referenced ordinance, enacted on November 10, 2009 by a majority of the Board of Supervisors, requires San Francisco law enforcement officers to report information regarding the immigration status of a juvenile arrested for certain felonies only after judicial proceedings have been completed. Like the would-be bank robber above, City Attorney Dennis Herrera asked in a letter to Russoniello the same day the ordinance was enacted, for assurance "that if the City proceeds to...