On Friday's NewsNation Now broadcast, Chicago mayor Raymond Lopez said claims from Illinois officials don't stop their sanctuary policies from federal government from inaccurate dangerous criminals He said he claimed.
Lopez said: “Rhetoric doesn't match reality whether it comes from Pretzker, from County Commission President Toni Preckwinkle, or from Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson. They're Everyone says there's nothing to stop the federal government from chasing those individuals, but when immigrant detainees are given to state prisons, they're ignored. Cook County Jail, It is not answerable when asked to release an individual to federal custody that is non-citizen and knows to our community as dangerous. When Chicago police arrest someone, they are no longer They don't even ask, because the law doesn't allow them to determine if someone is non-citizen when they are committing dangerous behavior. All of that is what we do to operate. It's very clear about what you're doing and it reaches the heart of the federal government's issues.”
He said, “Tom Homan has said it many times, publicly and privately. What he wants is that after we detained them to take them safely away. It's just about accessing individuals, and all three levels of government reject it.”
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