{"id":25029,"date":"2021-10-05T08:26:39","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T12:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/?p=25029"},"modified":"2021-10-05T08:26:42","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T12:26:42","slug":"fair-critical-ice-prosecutor-pick-immigrationreform-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2021\/10\/05\/fair-critical-ice-prosecutor-pick-immigrationreform-com\/","title":{"rendered":"FAIR Blasts Appointment of Sanctuary City Advocate to Become ICE\u2019s Top Prosecutor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In a letter on behalf of millions of concerned citizens who make up the organization, FAIR President Dan Stein recently wrote in strong opposition to the appointment of Kerry Doyle<\/a> to become U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement\u2019s (ICE) Principal Legal Advisor. Doyle assumed the position in late September, shortly before the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) directed ICE to protect nearly all illegal aliens from removal<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Principal Legal Advisor is a critical role at the nation\u2019s\nimmigration enforcement agency, overseeing 25 field locations and 1,250\nattorneys. The office represents ICE in all removal proceedings and litigates\ncases against illegal aliens, criminals, terrorists, and other aliens who\notherwise pose national security or public safety threats to the United States.\nThe position demands someone who is committed to immigration enforcement and\nthe rule of law. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe person in this position must be an impartial public\nservant who can properly balance competing priorities in the public sphere,\npossessing no experience in aggressive, ideological advocacy,\u201d Stein charged.\n\u201cInstead, [Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas] appointed an immigration\nattorney who supports open-borders policies and is openly hostile to the core\nfunctions of the office she will lead.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doyle is an immigration attorney and mass immigration\nactivist out of Boston, Massachusetts who famously co-filed the lawsuit against\nthe Trump administration\u2019s travel ban in 2017 that barred immigration from a\nhandful of risky nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She also advocated for a Massachusetts bill that restricted\nstate and local law enforcement cooperation with ICE. In this push, she argued\nthat ICE was “out of control,” for enforcing immigration laws. The\nmeasure would have applied sanctuary city laws statewide and sharply limited\nthe state\u2019s cooperation with the federal government on the deportation of\nillegal aliens, including criminals. Additionally, she represented illegal aliens\nwith criminal convictions in a variety of cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhile these are only a handful of alarming examples of her\nwork, it is clear that Kerry Doyle is the wrong person for the position at the\nworst possible time,\u201d Stein added. \u201cPlease re-think this decision and instead\nfocus your efforts on addressing the border crisis and enforcing our laws.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full text of the letter is below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 29, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Honorable Alejandro Mayorkas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secretary of Homeland Security<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington, D.C. 20528<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear Secretary Mayorkas,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On behalf of millions of concerned citizens who make up the\nFederation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), I write to express our\nstrong opposition to the appointment of Kerry Doyle to become U.S. Immigration\nand Customs Enforcement\u2019s (ICE) Principal Legal Advisor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, we urge you to re-examine all <\/em>immigration agency appointments given the failure of this\nadministration to prevent or resolve the self-inflicted crisis on the southern\nborder. Political appointees and the policies they implement are to blame for\nwhat is happening at the border. This begins and ends with you.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As you know, Principal Legal Advisor is a critical role at\nICE, overseeing 25 field locations and 1,250 attorneys. The office represents\nICE in all removal proceedings and litigates cases against illegal aliens,\ncriminals, terrorists, and other aliens who otherwise pose national security or\npublic safety threats to the United States. The Principal Legal Advisor\nposition requires an unwavering commitment to immigration enforcement and the\nrule of law in order to keep our communities safe and preserve the integrity of\nthe system. The person in this position must be an impartial public servant who\ncan properly balance competing priorities in the public sphere, possessing no\nexperience in aggressive, ideological advocacy. Instead, you appointed an\nimmigration attorney who supports open-borders policies and is openly hostile\nto the core functions of the office she will lead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms. Doyle worked as a co-counsel in the litigation that\ndemanded\u2014 and won \u2014 a temporary restraining order against the government\u2019s\nnecessary travel ban in 2017. Later, in early 2020, she advocated for a\nMassachusetts bill that restricted state and local law enforcement cooperation\nwith ICE. In this push, she argued that ICE was “out of control,” for\nenforcing immigration laws against removable aliens in the United States. The\nmeasure would have applied sanctuary city laws statewide and sharply limited\nthe state\u2019s cooperation with the federal government on the deportation of\nillegal aliens, including criminals. She also represented illegal aliens with\ncriminal convictions, and recently filed a petition with the ACLU to release\ncriminal aliens on the basis of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While these are only a handful of alarming examples of her\nwork, it is clear that Kerry Doyle is the wrong person for the position at the\nworst possible time. Please re-think this decision and instead focus your\nefforts on addressing the border crisis and enforcing our laws. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dan Stein <\/p>\n\n\n\n

President<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In a letter on behalf of millions of concerned citizens who make up the organization, FAIR President Dan Stein recently wrote in strong opposition to the appointment of Kerry Doyle to become U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement\u2019s (ICE) Principal Legal Advisor. Doyle assumed the position in late September, shortly before the Department of Homeland Security<\/p>\n

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