Several Democratic cities overwhelmed by the influx of illegal migrants have begun discreetly collaborating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). NBC News reported that several cities are now informing ICE about the release of illegal aliens from jail and are even considering ways to broaden their cooperation.
The report states:
In an interview, acting ICE Director P.J. Lechleitner said some counties and cities that previously refused to tell ICE when they were releasing undocumented immigrants from jail are now discussing ways they might be able to coordinate with ICE further, like giving it advance notice before migrants convicted of violent crimes are released.
Previously, those jurisdictions had been among the many cities with Democratic or progressive leadership that had been refusing to work with ICE out of concern it might inhibit the investigation of crimes. They believed migrants would be afraid to report crimes if contacting the authorities exposed them to the risk of deportation.
Lechleitner told NBC that these cities and jurisdictions were primarily motivated by the huge numbers of illegal aliens who are released from jail only to commit further crimes against civilians:
For many, many years, certain states and jurisdictions just have been really reticent about dealing with us because of the civil immigration piece of it.
You’ve seen some examples of this, where some individuals, unfortunately, were encountered by local law enforcement and because of the policies put in place, either at the state or local level, they weren’t allowed to notify immigration authorities … and all of a sudden you have people being released and reoffending.
We don’t want that. We want to make sure that public safety threats are appropriately mitigated. At-large arrests put the citizenry at risk because we have to do an arrest in neighborhoods. We shouldn’t have to do that. Let’s do it in a controlled setting, so everyone’s safe. My folks are safe, the local community’s safe and the noncitizens are safe as well.
Ever since Joe Biden assumed the presidency in 2021, an estimated 10 million undocumented immigrants have crossed the southern border into the country, and this number continues to grow daily.
A significant portion of these individuals have prior criminal histories or direct affiliations with drug cartels and transnational criminal groups, resulting in the tragic loss of numerous innocent American lives.
A Reuters and Ipsos poll revealed that over half of Americans support the idea of rounding up and deporting illegal immigrants, a measure that Donald Trump has promised to implement if he is re-elected to the presidency.
The report highlights a significant shift in the approach of Democratic cities towards collaborating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in dealing with the influx of illegal migrants.
The willingness of these cities to discreetly work with ICE, including informing them about the release of illegal aliens from jail, marks a departure from their previous stance on immigration enforcement.
The concerns about inhibiting crime investigations and deterring migrants from reporting crimes due to fear of deportation have been outweighed by the recognition of public safety threats posed by released illegal aliens reoffending.
This change in approach reflects a growing acknowledgment of the need to mitigate public safety threats and ensure a controlled setting for arrests that prioritizes the safety of all individuals involved.
The surge in undocumented immigrants crossing the southern border, many with criminal histories or affiliations with criminal groups, has contributed to mounting concerns about public safety.
The tragic loss of innocent lives has underscored the urgency of addressing this issue.
As public support for measures such as rounding up and deporting illegal immigrants grows, it is evident that immigration enforcement will continue to be a crucial and contentious issue in American politics, especially as it becomes entwined with broader discussions on public safety and national security.
