City Council members in Huntington Beach, California, unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday declaring the Los Angeles suburb a “non-sanctuary city.”
The resolution, titled “Illegal Immigrant Sanctuary Cities to Prevent Crime,” was proposed by Mayor Pat Burns, who earlier this month filed a lawsuit against the state of California over the sanctuary law, Senate Bill 54. Submitted. In 2017, former Gov. Jerry Brown (D) banned local officials from cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
“The purpose of this resolution is to deliberately circumvent the Governor's efforts to subvert the good intentions of federal immigration authorities.”
Attorney General Rob Bonta's office responded to the lawsuit by affirming its commitment to “protecting and ensuring the rights of California's immigrant communities and upholding important laws like SB 54.”
Tuesday's resolution received unanimous support from the City Council, passing 7-0. The measure directs the Huntington Beach Police Department to work with ICE and notify the federal agency when the city releases illegal aliens from jail.
This resolution took effect immediately.
“It is in the best interest of our community, Huntington Beach, to leverage every aspect of law enforcement to the extent possible to make Huntington Beach a better place to live,” Burns said.
“I'm glad the City Council unanimously supported my initiative. This will be another effective tool to fight crime and send a signal to would-be criminals not to come to Huntington Beach. “Maybe,” Burns said.
the city wrote in a letter press release “The purpose of this resolution is to intentionally circumvent the governor's opinion.” [Gavin Newsom] It's an attempt to subvert the good work of federal immigration officials and demonstrate the city's cooperation with the activities of the federal government, the Trump administration, and border czar Tom Homan. ”
The City Council billed it as a “common sense” measure that supports local law enforcement and public safety.
Huntington Beach officials are encouraging other cities to adopt similar resolutions.
City Attorney Michael Gates said, “Fighting crime is difficult enough, especially in California, with relaxed criminal laws and lack of enforcement. The state should get out of the way of local law enforcement and police officers. We need to stop handcuffing Californians and California cities.” We should get back to the job of protecting innocent citizens, and I want to emphasize that states should not violate federal immigration laws or encourage cities to violate federal immigration laws. ”
Newsom's office did not respond to a request for comment. the hill.
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