The lengths Democrats will go to protect illegal aliens
NJ cities ask judge to reject Trump admin’s push targeting sanctuary city orders
Four of New Jersey’s largest cities want a federal judge to throw out the U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit challenging their sanctuary policies for undocumented immigrants, arguing the Trump administration wants to relitigate cases that have already been resolved by federal judges.
In three separate legal briefs filed this week, attorneys for Hoboken, Jersey City, Newark, and Paterson said the federal government’s May complaint against them mirrors lawsuits that the Department of Justice and two counties lost years ago over the state’s Immigrant Trust Directive. That 2018 order — which restricts state and local police from aiding in civil immigration enforcement in most cases — was upheld by the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals in 2021.
The Trump administration has argued that ruling was wrongly decided, and that illegal immigration has become such a bigger problem since then that the decision warrants reconsideration. Attorneys for the four cities argue the 3rd Circuit decision binds the judge who is overseeing the current dispute and that the Constitution protects the cities from interference from the federal government in this matter.
“Cities have the sovereign authority to decide whether and to what extent their officials will voluntarily cooperate with federal immigration enforcement efforts,” Gurbir Grewal, an attorney for Newark and Hoboken, wrote in that city’s brief. (snip)
The administration claims the local policies violate the Constitution’s supremacy clause, which prevents state law from overruling federal law. Trump has said he’d withhold federal funds from states and localities that don’t end their sanctuary policies.
How cute, they are trying to stand on the 10th Amendment, except, the power of immigration is something that was explicitely delegated to the Legislative Branch, which has passed laws which the Executive Branch enforces. Cities do not have the authority to decide whether they want to enforce federal law or not. If they catch a kidnapper, they are legally bound to hold that person for federal authorities. And sanctuary cities aren’t choosing to not cooperate, they are actively working to block immigration agencies. They refuse to charge illegals when caught so that Los Federales do not get wind of them. They release them regardless of detainers. They look the other way when an illegal commits crime.
L.A. County declares state of emergency to fight back against ICE immigration raids
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a state of emergency this week that could benefit tenants and others hurt by the Trump administration’s ongoing immigration crackdown in Southern California.
The action Tuesday is the latest and one of most sweeping efforts by local authorities to push back at immigration raids that have targeted several major American cities this summer and fall.
A state of emergency is a precursor to enacting an eviction moratorium for households that have lost income due to the raids. The proclamation also allows local agencies to expedite the hiring of government positions needed to assist tenants.
“What’s happening in our communities is an emergency — and Los Angeles County is treating it like one,” Horvath said in the release. “Declaring a Local Emergency ensures that the full weight of County government is aligned to support our immigrant communities who are being targeted by federal actions. For months, families have lived under threat and workers have been taken from job sites.”
Tenants who can prove they are affected by the ongoing state of emergency cannot be evicted for unpaid rent under eviction moratoriums, but they still owe back rent once the moratorium expires.
Now, will it only be illegals who are allowed to apply, or anyone? And will the county then pony up money to pay the back rent? This is LA, so, most likely. They tend to care more about illegal aliens then their own US citizens.
Barely anything has happened for rebuilding, because almost no permits have been given.
So, the very people who were claiming that “no one is above the law” when it came to trying to prosecute Donald Trump are now declaring a state of emergency because President Trump is trying to enforce the law?
If it weren’t for double standards, the left would have no standards at all.
Democrats aren’t protecting illegals. They are protecting their own corrupt system. That system counts foreign invaders the same as citizens to apportion the House of Representatives and gives California an extra 15 congressional seats that they otherwise would not have. And those seats all go into districts that are guaranteed to vote Democrat. That system generates tens of thousands of blank ballots and harvests unused ballots and fills them out for the democrats. That system controls who gets to run for office so that there is no possibility of anything ever looking like real democratic processes. That is how they get governors and mayors with 10-20% approval ratings.