A “sanctuary state” bill approved by California Democrats Saturday morning is headed to Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk and will impose limitations statewide on local and state police in their interactions with federal immigration agents. The bill, SB54, bill passed the Assembly by a vote of 49-25 and the Senate 27-11.
BREAKING: California lawmakers approve sanctuary state bill limiting police cooperation with U.S. immigration officials.
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 16, 2017
Thomas Homan, acting director of ICE, issued a statement Saturday afternoon accusing legislators of codifying “a dangerous policy” that “deliberately obstructs our country’s immigration laws and shelters serious criminal alien offenders.”
Statement from ICE Acting Director Thomas Homan Regarding California Sanctuary Legislation pic.twitter.com/6KK55vXRGK
— ICE (@ICEgov) September 16, 2017
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the law will “bar local law enforcement agencies from cooperating with the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency on deportations except in cases in which immigrants had been convicted of certain crimes.”
Unconstitutional https://t.co/ZnLZ4JUFFv
— David Morgan (@StarCoreOne02) September 16, 2017
BREAKING: California decides to avoid upholding laws. https://t.co/8ccir9oIMj
— Shadi' Lay ? (@LayShadi) September 16, 2017
California will become the wild, wild west. I'm sickened. https://t.co/GeeeIHn4jG
— American Tank ?? ❌ (@Tank_American) September 16, 2017
California's gone over the deep end. Actually hindering law enforcement now. https://t.co/GUjNi0jpLi
— Crazy Train (@csonkaguy) September 16, 2017
https://twitter.com/mediacritik/status/909068193037041664
Possible scenario: County sheriff refuses to comply, alerts ICE to a violent criminal in his jail, and is himself arrested by the state AG. https://t.co/hyhwRNE1hd
— Joel Engel (@joelengel) September 16, 2017
Please secede https://t.co/dL3bccJkSd
— Jason (@TheSuperBole) September 16, 2017
https://twitter.com/realJamesAllsup/status/909082832743555072
Secede now please. From California dreaming to California leaving. https://t.co/k6MRatLQ5C
— Brendan Doyle (@BuzzBarker) September 16, 2017
It's time to sell California. https://t.co/KGjFlL8KMs
— Jason F. Darnall (@lexiscanis123) September 16, 2017
https://twitter.com/TrueNugget/status/909093052291022849
In other “please secede” news from the San Francisco Chronicle:
Another bill sent to Brown, SB386 by Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, would allow many sex offenders to petition to be removed from the registry 10 to 20 years after they are released from prison, as long as they have not committed another serious or violent felony or sex crime.
https://twitter.com/SimpleAndSane/status/909031632337756161
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Related:
Mayor Bill de Blasio explains sanctuary cities with list of 'serious' crimes that rate ICE's attention https://t.co/61Fd5ZDjCz
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 1, 2017
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