Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), who is up for re-election this November, has released an ad touting his efforts to crack down on fentanyl trafficking across the southern border. There is an extensive history of opposition.
“Sherrod Brown sponsored the law signed by President Trump to crack down on illegal drugs being smuggled across the border,” the ad says. To tell.
While people in the Buckeye State may appreciate Mr. Brown’s efforts to combat fentanyl smuggling, Mr. Brown has repeatedly opposed border security efforts and has often attacked President Trump’s policies to combat illegal immigration.
Just last Friday, Brown joined Senate Democrats in voting to block a Republican border amendment to the “minibus” spending bill.this It contains:
- The Laken-Riley Act requires U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to arrest illegal aliens who commit crimes such as theft, robbery, theft, and shoplifting and detain them until they are deported. be.
- Proposed amendment to ban use of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) One app to facilitate immigrant parole
- Amendment to prohibit funding to jurisdictions that refuse to comply with Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
- According to the office of U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), the amendment would require that “ICE ensure that all special interest alien (SIA) claims are adjudicated or removed from the country to prevent mass release of SIA.” We demand that they be detained until they are expelled.” Our community continues to engage in malicious activity. Foreign nationals of special interest are foreign nationals who have been found to have ties to terrorism, espionage, or other malign actors, based on an analysis of their travel patterns and other information. ”
- The CLEAR Act would reaffirm the rights of state and local law enforcement to arrest, detain, or transfer illegal aliens to federal custody. It also includes many new DHS changes, including allocating federal funds to states to offset the costs of detaining illegal aliens, building or acquiring additional detention space, and detaining aliens within 48 hours of request. It also becomes possible to set requirements. From a state or province.
- The Police Act “makes assaults on law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency personnel a deportable crime for illegal immigrants. Air transport of illegal aliens. Prohibit taxpayer funds from being used to fly people directly into states for resettlement.”
Brown has long opposed President Trump’s immigration policies.
Brown in 2020 signed Democratic Party letter condemning President Trump’s use of Title 42, a measure to restrict asylum seekers.
“As a result, the lives of transgender people fleeing death threats in Central America, ethnic minorities fleeing conflict in Cameroon, families fleeing political persecution in Venezuela, and countless other vulnerable populations are at risk. They are forced to remain in dangerous conditions. As members of Congress, we stand against Congress’ blatant disregard for clear instructions from Congress on how the federal government should handle and adjudicate asylum seeker cases. ,” Brown and other Senate Democrats said. I have written.
2015, Brown I voted against invoice As a result, illegal immigrants who enter the country illegally will be sentenced to a minimum of five years in prison.
In 2018, the Ohio Democratic Party co-sponsored invoice It would address the issue of “family separation” at the border. However, as many people do, written, the bill fails to distinguish between immigrant children at the border and U.S. citizen children in the country. Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) Said The bill was believed to have the potential to facilitate child trafficking. ”
Brown was one of many Senate Democrats to condemn President Trump’s family separation policy. But as Biden considers introducing a similar policy in 2023, Brown remained silent.
In 2019, Brown called the border wall along the southern border “stupid” and “wrong.”
“He had a campaign promise, the campaign promise was that Mexico would pay for it, but he seems to have forgotten that. The wall is a bad idea, and something called the YARS gate relocation is a “It’s a really bad idea to take money away from people. It’s a stupid idea. It’s wrong,” the Democratic Party said. Said.
said Brown’s opponent, Senate Republican Bernie Moreno.Nalco control of Mexico is the greatest security risk to the United States, and we should act accordingly. Instead of fighting for struggling Ohio families, Fentanyl Addiction, Sherrod brown On Meet the Press this morning, he said he was “agnostic” on how to “label” narco-terrorists. ”
Nalco control of Mexico is the greatest security risk to the United States, and we should act accordingly.
Instead of fighting for Ohio families suffering from fentanyl addiction, Sherrod Brown said on Meet the Press this morning that he is “agnostic” about how to “label” narco-terrorists.
— Bernie Moreno (@berniemoreno) July 2, 2023
Sean Moran is a policy reporter at Breitbart News. Follow him on Twitter @SeanMoran3.
