Over the 19-month period from January 1 2014 to September 30 2015 more than 17000 detainers were rejected by these jurisdictions. Of these about 11800 detainers or 68 were issued for individuals with a prior criminal history said a report issued earlier this week by the Center for Immigration Studies.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday said he will end the practice of some 300 cities towns and states giving sanctuary to illegal criminal immigrants instead of handing them over to federal authorities for deportation.
In a statement issued as he readied for a meeting with Mexicos president and later his delivery of a major address on immigration his campaign issued a statement detailing the outlines of his plan.
Throughout his presidential campaign Donald J. Trump has been consistent in his calls to end illegal immigration by building a wall on our southern border. He is the only candidate in this race who will stop illegal immigration secure our border end sanctuary cities enforce our existing laws and stop American employers from hiring illegal workers. These reforms will not only put an end to our illegal immigration epidemic they will promote safe communities and good-paying jobs that will make America great again said the statement from Tana Goertz a campaign senior advisor.The Center for Immigration Studies on Wednesday published a new interactive map identifying the cities towns and counties that have so far protected at least 17000 criminal illegals instead of handing them over to federal authorities. Of those 68 have prior criminal records.
MAP OF SANCTUARY CITIES COUNTIES & STATES
said the analysis from experts.
Jessica M. Vaughan director of policy studies for the Center said that the newest sanctuaries are in Kentucky three near Lexington and one near Cincinnati.
The sanctuaries most in urban areas and in coastal states have come under fire for refusing to detain criminal illegals for ICE officers. Some instead release the illegals and thousands have been tied to more crimes including murder.
Vaughan said that there were 1591 jails and city lock-ups that ignored ICE detainers over the 19-month period.
The CIS map and analysis of ICE data displayed a shocking disregard by states and cities to demands from the feds that criminal illegals be detained for pick up later.
Republican Donald Trump has promised to shut down the cities. The Department of Justice under pressure from House Republicans has begun warning the sanctuary areas of federal funding cuts if the continue to snub federal requests for illegal immigrants held in jails.
The Center described sanctuary cities:
These cities counties and states have laws ordinances regulations resolutions policies or other practices that obstruct immigration enforcement and shield criminals from ICE either by refusing to or prohibiting agencies from complying with ICE detainers imposing unreasonable conditions on detainer acceptance denying ICE access to interview incarcerated aliens or otherwise impeding communication or information exchanges between their personnel and federal immigration officers.
A detainer is the primary tool used by ICE to gain custody of criminal aliens for deportation. It is a notice to another law enforcement agency that ICE intends to assume custody of an alien and includes information on the aliens previous criminal history immigration violations and potential threat to public safety or security
