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C.E. Dyer reports California’s chief justice recently whined about law and order finally being implemented, which prompted Trump administration officials to remind her that the lawless “sanctuary” policies are causing the problem, not them.

The Washington Examiner reported:

Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly defended the practice of arresting illegal immigrants at state courthouses, and said arrests sometimes need to happen in public places because sanctuary city policies prevent them from taking place elsewhere.

Sessions and Kelly wrote a letter to California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, who complained last week that these public arrests are making people fear going to the courthouse. In their reply, the two officials said her characterization of what is happening is “troubling,” and blamed sanctuary cities as a reason why that happens.

“Some jurisdictions, including the State of California and many of its largest counties and cities, have enacted statues and ordinances designed to specifically prohibit or hinder ICE from enforcing immigration law,” the officials wrote. “As a result, ICE officers and agents are required to locate and arrest these aliens in public places.”

Sessions and Kelly noted that these sanctuary policies “threaten public safety,” and added that they do have legal precedent on their side in regard to arresting individuals in public places.

“The arrest of persons in a public place based upon probable cause has long been held by the United States Supreme Court as constitutionally permissible,” the letter read.

The Daily Caller: Sessions And Kelly Tell California Justice She Should Know Better

U.S. News & World Report: Sessions, Kelly Defend Courthouse Immigration Arrests
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Cantil-Sakauye’s letter last week showed how the left has decided that their radical agenda is more important than the safety of American citizens, or the upholding of law and order.

As the Examiner reported, the federal government isn’t putting up with it:

This week, DHS released a report that identified cities it says are not cooperating with ICE officials, and California had six jurisdictions on the list.

Sessions said this week that local and state governments that continue to defy ICE detainer requests could lose federal funds, reiterating a January executive order aiming to crack down on illegal immigration.

It’s high time that this country returned to sanity, and this is a promising step in that direction.

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