| The Trump
administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration has made great strides
in a short time, but over a dozen states are making the effort more
difficult by offering illegal aliens—even those convicted of serious
crimes—sanctuary. Just two of those states, New York and Illinois, have
released nearly 9,000 criminal aliens from jails and prisons since January
20, defying Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainers to deport
them. Among the offenders protected by the sanctuary policies are
murderers, terrorists, sexual predators and kidnappers, the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) confirms this month. Almost 7,000 criminal
aliens flagged by ICE were released from custody in the state of New
York during the roughly
10-month period examined by DHS. Illinois released more than 1,700
criminal aliens from jails and prisons throughout the state rather
than turn them over to federal authorities for removal. The failure to
honor ICE detainers has led to “numerous illegal alien murderers,
rapists, and pedophiles being released” back into sanctuary
communities, Homeland Security officials have established. |
