Connect with us

Immigration

Arlington, VA sheriff office will ‘no longer’ cooperate with ICE

Published

on

Police ICE

In an unprecedented move, the Arlington, Virginia County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) has declared it will no longer voluntarily work with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency in dealing with undocumented migrants.

The announcement was made in a letter sent from Arlington County Sheriff Beth Arthur, to appease advocacy groups. Arthur writes the office “will no longer recognize any ‘voluntary action’ requests from ICE nor place the information in our records management system.”

She added the “updated policy” includes the fact that the sheriff’s office also “no longer contact ICE for any releases from our facility, to include felony charges.”

Arthur notes the policy is to become “effective 12/20/2022.” Arthur wrote the letter and policy change after being invited to a community meeting set up by the advocacy group La ColectiVA, earlier this month, during which she heard personal stories.

“First, I would like to thank you for inviting me and my staff to the community event to hear the impactful experiences that individuals and families in the community have had to face regarding ICE interactions. I listened to the concerns and impacts with an open mind, and I have also consulted with my attorney (as I told you I would), and carefully considered all the information that was given to me,” Arthur began her letter.

“We celebrate this community win,” said Danny Cendejas, a community organizer with immigrant advocacy group La ColectiVA. “People in the neighborhoods have been speaking up about the criminalization they have faced, their direct experiences of being targeted, family members even being deported because of county policies collaborating with ICE.”

 

 

Continue Reading
Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Immigration

Is the Mexican President blackmailing the U.S.? $20 billion or ‘flow of migrants will continue’

Published

on

Mexican President Lopez Obrador

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador doubled down on his attempt to blackmail the United States into paying billions of dollars, or else the “flow of migrants will continue.” A report at Fox News reveals that Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador earlier “demanded a series of actions by the United States in order for him to try to cut off some of the millions of illegal aliens coming from Mexico into the United States across its southern border.”

Then just days ago, he said in an appearance on 60 Minutes that if the U.S. fails to meet his demands, “The flow of migrants will continue.” The report said Obrador, in recent weeks, has demanded that the U.S. give $20 billion a year to Latin American nations, lift sanctions on Venezuela, end the Cuban embargo and give legal status in America to the millions of Mexicans who already have entered illegally.

“Mexico has reportedly taken some state-level action to curb mass migration at President Biden’s request, making crossings drop, however, the number of migrants began to rise again in February, with Border Patrol expecting another surge in the spring,” the report said.

WND reports that the Interviewer Sharyn Alfonsi asked, “Everybody thinks you have the power in this moment to slow down migration. Do you plan to?”

He responded that the “root causes” must be addressed.

“Your critics have said what you’re doing, what you’re asking for to help secure the border, is diplomatic blackmail. What do you say?” Alfonsi asked. He later seemed to contradict himself, confirming that even if those things don’t happen, he will continue to try to help secure the border because the relationship between the nations is important.

Continue Reading

Trending