{"id":17972,"date":"2018-12-13T15:08:49","date_gmt":"2018-12-13T20:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=17972"},"modified":"2018-12-28T09:24:57","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T14:24:57","slug":"former-federal-judge-demand-ice-stay-away-from-courthouses-and-apologies-to-dr-seuss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2018\/12\/13\/former-federal-judge-demand-ice-stay-away-from-courthouses-and-apologies-to-dr-seuss\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Judges Demand ICE Stay Away from Courthouses (And Apologies to Dr. Seuss)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) goes to greater lengths than any other law enforcement agency to be sensitive in how it carries out its duties. The agency refrains from arresting illegal aliens near schools, houses of worship, and other locations in deference to those institutions and what they stand for.<\/p>\n

In recent years, advocates for illegal aliens have sought to bar ICE from carrying out enforcement activities in courthouse \u2013 you know, the sort of places where criminals show up after they\u2019ve been arrested for committing crimes. And, since in many jurisdictions around the country, local governments refuse to honor ICE requests to hold deportable criminals they\u2019ve arrested for other offenses, ICE has been forced to arrest them as they come out of court.<\/p>\n

Some judges \u2013 folks in black robes who have sworn to honor and uphold laws \u2013 have gone so far as to aid and abet criminal aliens<\/a> in their efforts to evade ICE officers waiting to take them into custody. Elsewhere, activist prosecutors have chosen to drop charges<\/a> against defendants rather than risk having them picked up by ICE when they show up in court.<\/p>\n

And, on Dec. 12, a group of 70 former state and federal judges sent a letter to Acting ICE Director Ron Vitiello<\/a> asking him to further constrain ICE\u2019s activities out of concern for their impact on \u201cthe administration of justice and public safety.\u201d We are still waiting for the 70 former jurists to pen a letter to sanctuary jurisdictions asking them to honor ICE detainer requests so that ICE does not need to arrest people at courthouses. We expect it will be a long wait.<\/p>\n

Absurdity, of course, is the hallmark of our era. So, 70 judges objecting to a law enforcement agency enforcing laws in public places dedicated to ensuring that law are enforced should come as no surprise. When it came to addressing social absurdities, no one did it better than the late Theodore Geisel. And so, with apologies to Dr. Seuss and those who may love Green Eggs and Ham<\/em>, we offer this response in verse:<\/p>\n

We are former state and federal jurists<\/p>\n

When it comes to illegal aliens we are purists<\/p>\n

We treat them as special guests and welcome tourists<\/p>\n

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Do not arrest them near a school<\/p>\n

Do not arrest them in a pool<\/p>\n

Do not arrest them at all we say, that simply is not cool<\/p>\n

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Do not arrest them at a church<\/p>\n

Do not arrest them when they perch<\/p>\n

Do not arrest them at all we say, because that\u2019ll leave them in a lurch<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Can we arrest them in a hall?<\/p>\n

Can we arrest them at the mall?<\/p>\n

Can we arrest them at a ball?<\/p>\n

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No we say, you cannot arrest them in a hall<\/p>\n

You cannot arrest them at the mall<\/p>\n

You cannot arrest them at a ball<\/p>\n

We do not like you, ICE<\/p>\n

We do not think you\u2019re very nice<\/p>\n

You cannot arrest them at all<\/p>\n

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Can we arrest them at the courthouse?<\/p>\n

Can we arrest them if they\u2019ve really been a louse?<\/p>\n

Can we arrest them if they\u2019ve done something really bad?<\/p>\n

Can we arrest them if they\u2019ve made someone really sad?<\/p>\n

Can we arrest them when they\u2019ve been sprung from jail?<\/p>\n

Or if they\u2019ve just been released on bail?<\/p>\n

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No we say, you cannot arrest them at the courthouse<\/p>\n

Because you, not they, are the louse<\/p>\n

Not even if they\u2019ve been really bad<\/p>\n

Because if you do, we\u2019ll be really mad<\/p>\n

Just let them go on their way<\/p>\n

You cannot arrest them any day<\/p>\n

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We do not like our immigration laws, you see<\/p>\n

So, even if they\u2019ve been on a crime spree<\/p>\n

We say you must let them go free<\/p>\n

Former state and local judges, are we<\/p>\n

So leave the illegal aliens alone, we decree