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发信人: brihand (brihand), 信区: USANews
标 题: 加州大法官把司法部长和国土部长惹怒了
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Fri Mar 31 13:29:27 2017, 美东)
Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly
are defending the arrests of undocumented immigrants at courthouses in a
letter to California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye.
The two said arresting people near courthouses is required because of the
protections sanctuary cities have set up for immigrants in the country
illegally.
“Some jurisdictions, including the State of California and many of its
largest counties and cities, have enacted statutes and ordinances designed
to specifically prohibit or hinder ICE from enforcing immigration law,” the
letter from the two Trump adminisration officials says.
“Agents are required to locate and arrest these aliens in public places,
rather than in secure jail facilities.”
The letter is a response to Cantil-Saskauye, who earlier this month
criticized federal officials for “stalking” courthouses to make arrests.
The Trump administration has sought to cut off federal funds to sanctuary
cities, sparking an outcry. Immigration advocates and many local governments
argue enforcement under President Trump's executive orders has been heavy-
handed and indiscriminate.
The administration and its supporters claim that enforcement is focused on
criminal aliens who represent a threat to society.
“To be clear, the arrest of individuals by [Immigrations and Customs
Enforcement] officers is predicated on investigation and targeting of
specific persons who have been identified by ICE and other law enforcement
agencies as subjects to arrest for violations of federal law,” the letter
from Kelly and Sessions reads.
Opponents of the administration’s actions argue the administration's
expansion of who qualifies as a criminal alien has led to negative
consequences, such as people not reporting other crimes for fear of being
deported.
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck announced Tuesday that reports of
sexual assault plummeted by 25 percent among Latinos compared to last year.
“Imagine, a young woman, imagine your daughter, your sister, your mother …
not reporting a sexual assault, because they are afraid that their family
will be torn apart,” Beck told the LA Times.
The term “sanctuary cities,” which Sessions and Kelly avoided in their
letter, has become a source of controversy in and of itself.
Garcetti in a January meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors challenged
opponents of his policies to define it.
Local law enforcement can notify ICE if it is holding a foreign criminals,
either after they have completed their sentences or during pre-trial
detention.
ICE normally requests “detainers” to accompany these notifications —
essentially, that local jails hold deportable foreigners until federal
authorities can pick them up.
But local authorities say holding detainees beyond the constitutionally
mandated period puts them at risk of violating their constitutional oaths. |
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