{"id":22139,"date":"2019-11-05T10:17:55","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T15:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/?p=22139"},"modified":"2020-02-21T07:45:44","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T12:45:44","slug":"sanctuary-policy-police-viewpoint-immigrationreform-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2019\/11\/05\/sanctuary-policy-police-viewpoint-immigrationreform-com\/","title":{"rendered":"A Cop\u2019s-Eye View from a Sanctuary Jurisdiction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

(First in an on-going series of articles from a police officer actively serving in a sanctuary county outside Washington, D.C.)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Law enforcement in an illegal alien sanctuary jurisdiction,\nbe it declared or implied, is very much a betrayal of both tax-paying American\ncitizens by their police, and the police by their management and political\n\u201cleaders\u201d.  After all, exactly who is the\nsanctuary for?  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We entrust our police with quite a bit of\nresponsibility and liability.  Yet when\nit comes to what can only be called an invasion (with no intention of sounding\nalarmist), law enforcement, should be the first line of defense. Yet, we find\nourselves powerless to do much of anything except be cogs in the endless wheels\nof catch-and-release for illegal aliens dictated by sanctuary policies. I\nsuppose it\u2019s no more or less frustrating than the catch-and-release that\nalready goes on in leftist strongholds for American citizen-bad-guys.  We already have enough of our own criminals, so\nwhat sense does it make to encourage even more lawlessness by enticing illegal\nimmigration with the welcome mat of sanctuary policies? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having been a cop, and still a cop – the kind\nin a uniform who has worked the street for over 20 years now – I\u2019ve watched the\ncounty I work in transform as follows, as it applies to illegal aliens:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sanity<\/strong> \u2013 Traditionally, laws have been enforced without regard for political\nmotivation. Being arrested for possessing false government documents often\nresulted in referral to INS\/ICE for removal. We didn\u2019t go looking for illegal\nimmigrants – they were just there – and as their numbers increased, so did\ntheir interaction with police. But now, punishment is taboo, mostly because the\nleft has told us it\u2019s racist, omitting of course the real reason; the political\nappetite to mint lots of potentially new, low-income immigrant voters who tend\nto vote for the party of big government.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Implied\nSanctuary<\/strong> \u2013 Admittedly, the county I work for hasn\u2019t\nactually declared itself a \u201csanctuary\u201d, however it was made clear that no\ninquiries as to immigration status should ever be made, regardless of the\noffense, or even if fraudulent identification was used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let that sink in for a moment, as it\u2019s an\nincredibly dangerous policy.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a result, I do have a rather impressive\ncollection of fake Alien Resident cards, Social Security cards, and driver\u2019s\nlicenses from various states. (You know, because they can\u2019t be used as evidence\nwhen there\u2019s never a trial).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We weren\u2019t subject to discipline \u201cofficially\u201d\nfor making arrests for false ID documents or calling ICE when a routine license\nor wanted check revealed an ICE detainer, but we were frowned upon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Declared\nSanctuary<\/strong> – This is where I currently <\/em>find myself.  The\ndirection from above is very clear, available in black and white:  in addition to the policies of Implied\nSanctuary, we will not assist ICE. We will not respond to anything but actual\ncalls for help (i.e. the bare minimum required anyway) from ICE agents.  Not \u201chelp\u201d as in \u201cwe have ten people to round\nup but only five agents\u201d, but rather \u201chelp\u201d as in we have ten people to round\nup, but only five agents, and we\u2019re getting our asses kicked\u201d.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even in the latter case, all you get from us\nis \u201cshow up, break it up, goodbye\u201d.  This\nis a shameful and embarrassing policy, not to mention running counter to the\npolice team concept.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our new reality is that any National Crime\nInformation Center (NCIC) return on an individual indicating that person has an\nactive ICE detainer is to be ignored. \nYes, there is a federal warrant for your arrest and deportation, no I am\nnot permitted to enforce that. In fact, I can\u2019t even call ICE and tell them\nwhere you are. Have a nice day.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep that in mind next time you pay your\ncounty taxes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(First in an on-going series of articles from a police officer actively serving in a sanctuary county outside Washington, D.C.) Law enforcement in an illegal alien sanctuary jurisdiction, be it declared or implied, is very much a betrayal of both tax-paying American citizens by their police, and the police by their management and political \u201cleaders\u201d. <\/p>\n

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