I do not get an officer of the law thumbing his nose at our laws.
The Los Angeles Police Department will not make any moves to enforce any immigration laws put forth by Trump, per the orders of their chief.
LAPD Chief Charlie Beck said Monday that his department will not change its immigration enforcement stance. Trump has promised to toughen federal immigration laws, as well as deport millions of illegal immigrants.
“I don’t intend on doing anything different,” Beck said, according to the LA Times. “We are not going to engage in law enforcement activities solely based on somebody’s immigration status. We are not going to work in conjunction with Homeland Security on deportation efforts. That is not our job, nor will I make it our job.”
Apparently, Los Angeles is a sanctuary city. Trump has said that he will end funding to those cities in America that refuse to enforce the laws of the nation’s immigration system.
L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti took a similar stance at a Friday meeting of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles, where he said the city would challenge Trump’s immigration policies.
“If the first day, as president, we see something that is hostile to our people, hostile to our city, bad for our economy, bad for our security, we will speak up, speak out, act up and act out,” Garcetti said.
Do your jobs!
The laws in Los Angeles prevent officers from approaching someone just to inquire about their citizenship status.
“This is the same LAPD you had Monday, a week ago. We have not changed because of the election on Tuesday. We have the same principles. We have the same values,” Beck said. “This is not going to change the way that the Los Angeles Police Department enforces the law.”
Or rather, refuses to enforce it.
you dont have to that the job of immigration and naturalization dept. they will enforce the existing laws
Los Angeles officials must love the cheap labor from illegals.
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if president trump removes the criminals that are here illegally here everyone benefits. and if the illegals become legal they will be able to contribute to our country and live the american dream. i don’t think he is looking to hurt these people. he is trying to stabilize our country. our families came to america legally . they can come here legally too.
His job is to do his job. Trying to make a name for himself . I’ll be the first to sue when Americans are hurt by him not doing his job.
So he doesn’t want to do his job? No problem, replace him.
Is it the local police department’s responsibility to do immigration’s job? Short answer…NO. But… If while investigating a different issue and it becomes known that the person is an illegal immigrant, then yes, it is the local police department’s job to arrest the subject and turn them over to immigration for further information. The local police department has way too many other duties such as solving murders, robberies, assaults, rapes, burglaries, accidents, and more. They do not have the manpower to devote staff to search for and arrest someone just because they are illegally in the country. That is what the border patrol, immigration and homeland security are for.
To the local PD’s, do what you have been doing, but also, when it becomes known that someone is in the country illegally, arrest them to be dealt with by those whose job it is to stop them.