DOJ Demands Documents From Jurisdictions To See If They’re In Compliance With Federal Immigration Law

January 25, 2018 – 7:36 am

This has created much heartache and apoplexy in those who have been protecting illegal aliens

Justice Department Demands Documents and Threatens to Subpoena 23 Jurisdictions As Part of 8 U.S.C. 1373 Compliance Review

The Department of Justice today sent the attached letters to 23 jurisdictions, demanding the production of documents that could show whether each jurisdiction is unlawfully restricting information sharing by its law enforcement officers with federal immigration authorities.

All 23 of these jurisdictions were previously contacted by the Justice Department, when the Department raised concerns about laws, policies, or practices that may violate 8 U.S.C. 1373, a federal statute that promotes information sharing related to immigration enforcement and with which compliance is a condition of FY2016 and FY2017 Byrne JAG awards.

The letters also state that recipient jurisdictions that fail to respond, fail to respond completely, or fail to respond in a timely manner will be subject to a Department of Justice subpoena.

“I continue to urge all jurisdictions under review to reconsider policies that place the safety of their communities and their residents at risk,” said Attorney General Jeff Sessions. “Protecting criminal aliens from federal immigration authorities defies common sense and undermines the rule of law. We have seen too many examples of the threat to public safety represented by jurisdictions that actively thwart the federal government’s immigration enforcement—enough is enough.”

Any who fail to comply could lose certain federal grants, and, even more fun, the DOJ could demand repayment of the FY2016 grants, and it’s a big and interesting list

  • Chicago, Illinois;
  • Cook County, Illinois;
  • New York City, New York;
  • State of California;
  • Albany, New York;
  • Berkeley, California;
  • Bernalillo County, New Mexico;
  • Burlington, Vermont;
  • City and County of Denver, Colorado;
  • Fremont, California;
  • Jackson, Mississippi;
  • King County, Washington;
  • Lawrence, Massachusetts;
  • City of Los Angeles, California;
  • Louisville Metro, Kentucky;
  • Monterey County, California;
  • Sacramento County, California;
  • City and County of San Francisco, California;
  • Sonoma County, California;
  • Watsonville, California;
  • West Palm Beach, Florida;
  • State of Illinois; and
  • State of Oregon.

These are the typical leading sanctuary jurisdictions, though it’s fun that 3 whole states were sent the letter. This has caused several mayors, like comrade Bill De Blasio of NYC, to decline to attend a White House meeting to discuss infrastructure, having little hissy fits, like

Hanckock, De Blasio, and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel have all decided to put illegal aliens ahead of American citizens. That article above, lefty Think Progress, also features lots more who weren’t invited having hissy fits, putting illegals over Americans.

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