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Some far-left Democrats are rushing to try to “Trump-proof” their cities from the incoming president’s deportation plans – even though he has announced he will be starting with illegal alien criminals.
San Diego County in California has just declared themselves a “Super Sanctuary,” saying they don’t even want criminals deported.
Fox News reporter Bill Melugin announced on Tuesday, “The San Diego County Board of Supervisors just voted 3-1 to enact this policy & become a “Super Sanctuary” county, prohibiting all cooperation with ICE, even on serious crimes like rape, & going further than CA sanctuary state law. Republican @jim_desmond only no vote.”
Last week, Melugin had announced this resolution was in the works. He wrote:
The Democrat Chairwoman of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors has introduced a resolution that would prohibit all county cooperation w/ ICE, including notifying ICE about release dates for criminal illegal immigrants. The policy would go further than CA’s sanctuary state law, which she says “fell short of protecting all residents.”
The resolution, introduced by Chairwoman Nora Vargas, cites deportation risks to “tamale vendors” and “domestic violence survivors”, and will be voted on at the Board’s next meeting on Tuesday as part of San Diego County’s “commitment to social justice and inclusion.”
The resolution says, in part, that San Diego County:
“Shall not provide assistance or cooperation to ICE in its civil immigration enforcement efforts including by giving ICE agents access to individuals or allowing them to use County facilities for investigative interviews or other purposes, expending County time or resources responding to ICE inquiries or communicating with ICE regarding individuals’ incarceration status or release dates, or otherwise participating in any civil immigration enforcement activities.”
Vargas adds that she believes California’s sanctuary state law (SB54) didn’t go far enough, and that this resolution will be a fix:
“While the California Values Act significantly expanded protection from deportation to California residents, it fell short of protecting all residents because it allowed agencies to still notify ICE of release dates and transfers individuals to ICE without a warrant in some circumstances. This loophole has allowed the transfer of some individuals to ICE and notifications to ICE of release dates, leading to the deportation of our community members and the separation of families in our region….By avoiding active cooperation with ICE, including through specific notification to ICE of the release dates of immigrants, the County avoids treating a group of individuals differently solely on the basis of their immigration status.”
Link to resolution here, now posted on Board’s agenda: https://bosagenda.sandiegocounty.gov/cobservice/cosd/cob/content?id=0901127e8113b0a1
Republican San Diego County Supervisor @jim_desmond tells FOX he will vote against it, adding:
“Sanctuary policies are reckless and dangerous, putting innocent lives at risk. Every American family deserves safety. No community should suffer the heartbreak of losing a loved one due to politically driven policies that protect criminals instead of holding them accountable.”
BREAKING: The San Diego County Board of Supervisors just voted 3-1 to enact this policy & become a “Super Sanctuary” county, prohibiting all cooperation with ICE, even on serious crimes like rape, & going further than CA sanctuary state law. Republican @jim_desmond only no vote. https://t.co/P8Tvsw63rh
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) December 10, 2024
Elon Musk reacted in fury, writing, “Shame on them. Every victim of such crimes should sue the board members in their individual capacity.”
Shame on them. Every victim of such crimes should sue the board members in their individual capacity. https://t.co/e0qgxeqDWt
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 11, 2024
San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond blasted the action. He wrote:
Today’s outrageous decision to turn San Diego County into a “Super” Sanctuary County is an affront to every law-abiding citizen who values safety and justice. The Board of Supervisors’ 3-1 vote to embrace this radical policy is a direct betrayal of the people we are sworn to protect.
This reckless measure not only goes far beyond California’s already extreme Sanctuary State laws but actively endangers our communities by shielding illegal immigrant criminals from deportation. Consider this: under this policy, law enforcement is prohibited from notifying ICE about individuals, in custody, who have committed violent and heinous crimes, including: Rape and stalking, Assault and battery, Burglary, Child abuse and more.
I will not stand by while our communities are made less safe. I have already been in contact with the incoming Administration and will fight relentlessly to undo this disastrous policy and ensure that illegal immigrant criminals are removed from our neighborhoods.
Today’s outrageous decision to turn San Diego County into a “Super” Sanctuary County is an affront to every law-abiding citizen who values safety and justice. The Board of Supervisors’ 3-1 vote to embrace this radical policy is a direct betrayal of the people we are sworn to… pic.twitter.com/LypCR5S1GX
— Supervisor Jim Desmond (@jim_desmond) December 10, 2024
ARTICLE w/ colleague @AdamShawNY https://t.co/ffdxaGg5LF
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) December 11, 2024
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