U.S. Justice Department to cities: Focus on crime committed by illegal immigrants

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. cities that refuse to step up efforts to focus on crimes committed by undocumented immigrants will not be allowed to participate in a new crime reduction training program unveiled earlier this year by the Justice Department, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said on Thursday.

In making the announcement, Sessions singled out four local police departments that had expressed interest in the new Public Safety Partnership Program, saying they first had to answer a list of questions by Aug. 18 confirming they do not have any "sanctuary" policies to shield illegal immigrants from possible deportation by ensuring they will allow federal immigration officials access to local jails.

"By protecting criminals from immigration enforcement, cities and states with so-called 'sanctuary' policies make all of us less safe," Sessions said.

The four police departments that must respond are Albuquerque, New Mexico; Baltimore, Maryland; and San Bernardino and Stockton, California.

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AUGUST 3, 2017 / 12:34 PM / 6 MINUTES AGO

Sarah N. Lynch


Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-crime-immigration-idUSKBN1AJ2E9

[Blue_Adept]

1. And the examples are being set. How will they respond...

[janx]

11. Link to local ABQ news about initial responses:

http://www.kob.com/albuquerque-news/new-mexico-civic-political-leaders-react-to-justice-department-letter-albuquerque-jeff-sesssions-sanctuary-cities/4562872/?cat=500

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. I would rather focus on your crimes, Mr. Sessions.

Need to get your ass under oath, you racist jackass.

[C Moon]

3. That made me snicker. Grasping at straws, Trump?

[DBoon]

4. sort of like this?

"... Neues Volk, which was more like a Look or a Life magazine, which normally highlighted beautiful Aryan families and their beautiful homes, would run a feature like "The Criminal Jew," and they would show photos of "Jewish-looking," as they called it, people who represented different kinds of crimes that one ought to watch out for from Jews."

https://www.democracynow.org/2017/2/2/nazis_once_published_list_of_jewish

[woundedkarma]

10. that sounds exactly like what they're planning... n/t

[lark]

5. They won't be missing anything good.

This is just Sessions "let's lock up every brown person in America" and never let them out plan.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. Trump-Sessions buttressing a false narrative. . . . . nt

[sinkingfeeling]

7. Hope all local police departments tell Sessions to go f**k himself.

[LuckyLib]

8. American people to Justice Dept: Focus on the crimes committed by the White House Mafia.

[yallerdawg]

9. So when you report a crime...

be sure and mention the perpetrator wasn't speaking English?