President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday to crack down on sanctuary jurisdictions impeding federal immigration enforcement.
The directive requires the Justice Department to compile a list of all sanctuary city jurisdictions and then take action to cut off or suspend federal funding to those places. Under Trump, cities across the country, like Boston, have already made it difficult for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to apprehend illegal immigrants.
&#8220;This invasion at the southern border requires the Federal Government to take measures to fulfill its obligation to the States,&#8221; Trump wrote in the executive order. &#8220;Yet some State and local officials nevertheless continue to use their authority to violate, obstruct, and defy the enforcement of Federal immigration laws. This is a lawless insurrection against the supremacy of Federal law and the Federal Government&#8217;s obligation to defend the territorial sovereignty of the United States.&#8221;
After the list of sanctuary jurisdictions is published, those entities would be given the chance to comply with federal law. If they don&#8217;t comply, they could lose federal funding.
The executive order also directs the Justice Department and Homeland Security to ensure that federal benefits are not provided to illegals in sanctuary jurisdictions and to &#8220;take appropriate action to stop the enforcement of State and local laws, regulations, policies, and practices favoring aliens over any groups of American citizens that are unlawful, preempted by Federal law, or otherwise unenforceable.&#8221;
The White House <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/04/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-protects-american-communities-from-criminal-aliens/">provided</a> examples of sanctuary jurisdictions refusing to cooperate with ICE. For example, authorities in Massachusetts declined to hold multiple illegal immigrants accused of raping children. The White House also said that officials in Philadelphia ignored an ICE detainer on a Honduran man who went on to rape a child.
Earlier this month, Trump called sanctuary jurisdictions &#8220;death traps&#8221; and promised to cut off federal funding.
&#8220;No more Sanctuary Cities! They protect the Criminals, not the Victims. They are disgracing our Country and are being mocked all over the World,&#8221; he posted on Truth Social. &#8220;Working on papers to withhold all Federal Funding for any City or State that allows these Death Traps to exist!!!&#8221;
While some jurisdictions have doubled down on their sanctuary status, New York City Democratic Mayor Eric Adams has walked back some of his city&#8217;s lax immigration policies. Earlier this month, he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nyc-mayor-adams-reverses-sanctuary-policy-restores-ice-presence-on-rikers-island" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> that ICE would be allowed to resume operations at Rikers Island jail to target criminal gangs and drug trafficking, reversing a previous policy banning the agency from the facility. Adams did specify that NYC would work with ICE on criminal matters, not civil.

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Trump border czar <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tom-homan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tom Homan</a> said this week that he will fully support the local police officers who are being targeted for helping U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE personnel in a New York sanctuary city.
Officers from the Rochester Police Department (RPD) are being targeted by Rochester&#8217;s Democrat Mayor Malik Evans and Police Chief David Smith for responding to a call for backup from ICE agents on Monday, and allegedly handcuffing individuals when on the scene. The department has even opened an internal investigation into the matter.
&#8220;The officers on the scene verbally directed the occupants to get out of the vehicle, and this is against our policy,&#8221; Mayor Evans said at a press conference this week, 13 WHAM News <a href="https://13wham.com/news/local/rochester-police-officers-accused-of-violating-policy-while-assisting-border-patrol-agents" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
&#8220;Our policy is crystal clear. City police officers do not help or participate in federal immigration activities,&#8221; Evans said, referring to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/lawmakers-grill-sanctuary-city-mayors-on-illegal-immigration-live-updates" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sanctuary city policy</a>. &#8220;Every RPD officer — I&#8217;ve instructed the chief — every officer receives more training on general orders to make sure all members are fully aware and fully understand this policy.&#8221;
&#8220;From watching the body-worn camera footage, what is concerning to me is despite the fact that we were called, we went lights and sirens,&#8221; Chief Smith said. &#8220;I see in the video a total lack of urgency on the part of multiple Border Patrol officers at the scene.&#8221;
&#8220;We are not to be handcuffing subjects,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We are not to be doing pat frisks on subjects, and we are absolutely not going to be detaining them or putting them into our cars.&#8221;
Homan has repeatedly offered his support for these officers who helped ICE, saying that he&#8217;s planning to come to Rochester and that &#8220;help is coming.&#8221;
&#8220;I stand with the officers of the Rochester, New York Police Department that answered the emergency assistance call from the U.S Border Patrol,&#8221; the border czar said in a statement on X. &#8220;The men and women of the Border Patrol have never refused the request for assistance from any law enforcement agency when they are available. That is the way it should be. Law enforcement officers should not be abandoned in the time of need because of politics.&#8221;
&#8220;Sanctuary policies endanger our police and the public,&#8221; he added. &#8220;President Trump and AG Pam Bondi are committed to taking them on and so am I. Help is coming!&#8221;
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I stand with the officers of the Rochester, New York Police Department that answered the emergency assistance call from the U.S Border Patrol. The men and women of the Border Patrol have never refused the request for assistance from any law enforcement agency when they are…
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According to the Rochester Police Locust Club, Homan said during a conference in Nashville, Tennessee, that he&#8217;s &#8220;coming to Rochester.&#8221;
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Moments ago, at the Major Cities Conference in Nashville, <a href="https://twitter.com/RealTomHoman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RealTomHoman</a> said the following:
&#8220;I am coming to Rochester.&#8221;
Get ready.
— Rochester Police Locust Club (@ROCLocustClub) <a href="https://twitter.com/ROCLocustClub/status/1905698261182370002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2025</a></blockquote>
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ny-counties-defying-dem-governor-after-she-fired-corrections-officers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NY Counties Defying Dem Governor After She Fired Corrections Officers</a>

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On Tuesday night, the city council of Worcester, Massachusetts passed a resolution 9-2 to make the city a “sanctuary” for people who identify as transgender.
The <a href="https://www.telegram.com/story/news/local/2025/02/12/resolution-declaring-worcester-transgender-sanctuary-city/78456433007/">resolution</a> states, “The City Council of the City of Worcester hereby reiterates its commitment to transgender rights and equal protections for transgender community members and declares itself a sanctuary city and a place of safety for transgender and gender diverse people &#8230; the City of Worcester recognizes the importance of gender-affirming healthcare as a matter of health, privacy, and equality &#8230; the City of Worcester hereby maintains it should be a policy of the City of Worcester that no city resources be utilized for cooperating with or providing information to any individual or out-of-state agency or department regarding the provision of gender-affirming healthcare or gender-affirming mental healthcare performed in Worcester and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts &#8230; the City of Worcester as a sanctuary city will not cooperate with Federal and State on policies aimed to harm transgender and gender diverse people &#8230;”
Councilor-at-Large Thu Nguyen, who claims to be “non-binary,” returned after having announced a hiatus and leaving the council in mid-January, alleging “transphobia” and being “misgendered” within the council, the Telegram and Gazette <a href="https://www.telegram.com/story/news/local/worcester/2025/02/12/nguyen-returns-as-council-backs-sanctuary-for-transgender-gender-diverse/78430723007/">reported</a>.
Councilor-at-Large Donna M. Colorio, who voted against the resolution along with Councilor-at-Large Morris A. Bergman, wanted to delay the vote because she was worried the city would lose federal funding.
“While echoing Colorio’s arguments, Bergman was often interrupted by taunting from the audience, including snorting sounds, which had to be quelled by Petty’s gavel,” the Telegram and Gazette noted. “A voice from the second floor of the chamber also hurled insults in German at him.”
“Fascism is trying to bully and intimidate people to think the way you think,” Bergman stated, adding, “What new rights does this resolution give that don’t already exist? I can’t say with 100% confidence that something that doesn’t add any more protection than already exists isn’t going to cause harm to the other 200,000 people in the city of Worcester.”
Worchester is the second-largest city in New England.

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The mayors of Boston, Chicago, Denver, and New York City were invited to testify before the House Oversight Committee regarding their sanctuary city policies for illegal immigrants.
“Sanctuary jurisdictions and their misguided and obstructionist policies hinder the ability of federal law enforcement officers to effectuate safe arrests and remove dangerous criminals from American communities, making Americans less safe,” committee chairman Rep. James Comer (R-KY) wrote in the letters to each mayor.
Comer’s letter requested documents and information related to each city’s sanctuary policies and invited Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, and New York City Mayor Eric Adams to testify on February 11. 
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Comer also accused sanctuary jurisdictions of taking it “upon themselves to decide what laws they will and will not abide by all for the purpose of shielding removable aliens, especially criminals, from federal law enforcement.”
While there are 12 states and hundreds of cities that qualify as sanctuary jurisdictions, Comer said Boston, Chicago, Denver, and New York City “stand out in their abject failure to comply with federal law.”
Chairman Comer will be <a href="https://x.com/GOPoversight/status/1883998691507462467/photo/4">launching an investigation</a> into the mayors, according to a post on X by the House Oversight Committee.
“All four major cities are sanctuary jurisdictions that refuse to fully cooperate with federal immigration enforcement, which is impacting public safety and the effectiveness of federal efforts to enforce the immigration laws of the United States,” the tweet states.
The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/boston-mayor-doubles-down-on-defying-trump-deportations-as-ma-police-arrest-migrants-for-child-rape">previously reported</a> on Wu’s plans to defy Trump&#8217;s deportations in November, stating she had no intention of rolling out the welcome mat” for the Trump administration.
“What we can do is make sure that we are doing our part to protect our residents in every possible way; that we are not cooperating with those efforts that actually threaten the safety of everyone by causing widespread fear and having large-scale economic impacts,” Wu said at the time.
Trump border czar Tom Homan responded to Wu, questioning her intelligence and stating that she should either help or “get the hell out of the way,”
“She’s not very smart, I’ll give her that,” Homan said. “President Trump’s going to prioritize public safety threats. What mayor or governor doesn’t want public safety threats out of their communities? That’s your number one responsibility, to protect your communities, and that’s exactly what we’re going to do.”
Thousands of migrants have been deported so far under the Trump administration including pedophiles, gang members, and terrorists. Extremely violent offenders have been deported from the Boston area including eight <a href="https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/extremely-violent-offenders-undocumented-migrants-with-criminal-records-nabbed-boston-ice-raid/KXKS25PYLBB2VMQ7BRTZX2SPRA/">last week,</a> who were gang members or criminals charged with crimes ranging from sexual assault to rape and murder.

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Republicans launched a seven-figure ad campaign on Wednesday targeting <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/north-carolina" target="_blank" rel="noopener">North Carolina</a> Democratic gubernatorial nominee Josh Stein over illegal immigration as they attempt to flip the state red. 
The spot from the Republican Governors Association attacks Stein, North Carolina’s current attorney general, for claiming there are &#8220;no sanctuary cities&#8221; in the Tar Heel State. Stein is running against Republican Lt. Governor Mark Robinson to replace outgoing Democratic Governor Roy Cooper in November. 
In a <a href="https://www.rga.org/rga-launches-initial-seven-figure-ad-campaign-north-carolina-gubernatorial-race/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video</a> called “Weak,” Stein&#8217;s denial of sanctuary cities is compared with comments from Davidson County Sheriff Richie Simmons, who says that there are counties in the state that don’t cooperate with federal immigration authorities. According to Simmons, multiple criminal illegal immigrants, including a sex offender, were released because of counties “refusing to cooperate with deportation officials.” 
The video will play on cable, broadcast, and digital platforms. 
“‘Weak’ exposes Josh Stein for lying to North Carolina families as he claims there are ‘no sanctuary cities’ in North Carolina when the reality is that counties across North Carolina are taking dangerous stands and refusing to cooperate with immigration officials,” the RGA said in a press release. 
Sanctuary policies have been a major issue in North Carolina in the last year. The Republican-controlled legislature attempted to pass a bill that would have mandated sheriffs to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. The bill eventually <a href="https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/h10" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stalled</a> out during <a href="https://ncnewsline.com/briefs/controversial-bill-requiring-sheriffs-to-cooperate-with-ice-hits-a-snag-in-nc-house/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">negotiations</a> over language between House and Senate Republicans, but the proposal would have required sheriffs to hold suspects for federal immigration authorities upon request. 
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Robinson <a href="https://x.com/markrobinsonNC/status/1786522439377121605" target="_blank" rel="noopener">previously said</a> that he would have signed the legislation into law. 
“My opponent refuses to say whether he supports this commonsense bill to put North Carolinians first and keep our communities safe because he can’t risk alienating his radical Left, open borders allies before Election Day,” Robinson said after the Senate passed a version of the bill. “But if history is any indicator, we know where Josh really stands: Stein has a long history of supporting left-wing sheriffs who refuse to enforce the law, and any Attorney General who can’t stand up for law and order should NEVER be governor.”
According to the Center for Immigration Studies, multiple counties in North Carolina, including Orange, Durham, Mecklenburg, Wake, Buncombe, and Forsyth, have policies that impede federal immigration authorities, The Carolina Journal <a href="https://www.carolinajournal.com/senate-passes-bill-requiring-sheriffs-to-cooperate-with-ice/">reported</a>. 
The election between Robinson and Stein is expected to be tight. Stein currently holds onto a slim 0.2% lead in an <a href="https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/governor/general/2024/north-carolina/robinson-vs-stein" target="_blank" rel="noopener">average</a> of polls. Trump has a five-point advantage over Biden in the state, which he won in both 2016 and 2020.

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A group of illegal immigrants in Denver is refusing to relocate from a tent encampment to shelters unless Democratic Mayor Mike Johnston agrees to their list of 13 demands.
They are currently living in tents under a bridge and near train tracks as the Denver Human Services Department attempts to get them into city-funded migrant shelters, Fox 31 <a href="https://kdvr.com/news/local/group-of-migrants-send-denver-mayor-list-of-demands/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. The illegal immigrants, however, want the city to agree to numerous provisions for migrants staying in shelters, including allowing them to cook their own meals with &#8220;culturally appropriate ingredients provided by the City&#8221; and giving them free consultations with an immigration lawyer.
&#8220;[T]he City will provide on-going legal support in the form of immigration document clinics &amp; including transportation to relevant court dates,&#8221; the list of demands states.
Jon Ewing, a Denver Human Services official, said the city is concerned about the migrants remaining in the encampment and being exposed to the elements.
“We’ve been offering time and shelter, basically just trying to get families to leave that camp and come inside,” Ewing said. “Which comes with three square meals a day. You can cook your own if you like to.”
Illegal immigrant advocate V Reeves said there isn&#8217;t enough food provided by the city in the shelters, and sometimes the food that is provided is &#8220;spoiled.&#8221;
“There have been so many complaints about the food being spoiled or not being enough and malnutrition amongst children,” Reeves said.
The advocate also said the migrants should receive &#8220;immigration document support&#8221; from the city. Reeves said it is &#8220;incredibly necessary for them to be able to navigate the bureaucracy around these systems.&#8221;
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According to <a href="https://kdvr.com/news/local/group-of-migrants-send-denver-mayor-list-of-demands/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox 31</a>, the illegal immigrants&#8217; list of demands are:
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<li>Migrants will cook their own food with fresh, culturally appropriate ingredients provided by the City instead of premade meals – rice, chicken, flour, oil, butter, tomatoes, onions, etc… Also people will not be punished for bringing in &amp; eating outside food.</li>
<li>Shower access will be available without time limits &amp; can be accessed whenever – we are not in the military, we’re civilians.</li>
<li>Medical professional visits will happen regularly &amp; referrals/connections for specialty care will be made as needed.</li>
<li>All will receive the same housing support that has been offered to others. They cannot kick people out in 30 days without something stable established.</li>
<li>There needs to be a clear, just process before exiting someone for any reason – including verbal, written &amp; final warnings.</li>
<li>All shelter residents will receive connection to employment support, including work permit applications for those who qualify.</li>
<li>Consultations for each person/family with a free immigration lawyer must be arranged to discuss/progress their cases, &amp; then the City will provide on-going legal support in the form of immigration document clinics &amp; including transportation to relevant court dates.</li>
<li>The City will provide privacy for families/individuals within the shelter.</li>
<li>No more verbal or physical or mental abuse will be permitted from the staff, including no sheriff sleeping inside &amp; monitoring 24/7 – we are not criminals &amp; won’t be treated as such.</li>
<li>Transportation for all children to &amp; from their schools will be provided until they finish in 3 weeks.</li>
<li>No separating families, regardless of if family members have children or not. The camp will stay together.</li>
<li>The City must schedule a meeting with the Mayor &amp; those directly involved in running the Newcomer program ASAP to discuss further improvements &amp; ways to support migrants.</li>
<li>The City must provide all residents with a document signed by a City official in English &amp; Spanish with all of these demands that includes a number to call to report mistreatment.</li>
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Denver, a self-declared &#8220;sanctuary city,&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/denver-to-cut-police-fire-dept-spending-to-help-pay-for-illegal-immigrant-crisis-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced budget cuts</a> to police, sheriff, and fire departments last month to allocate more funding for illegal immigrants. The city is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/denver-scrambling-to-handle-40000-new-migrants" target="_blank" rel="noopener">scrambling</a> to shelter and provide for around 40,000 migrants who have arrived just in the past few months.
A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/poll-colorado-voters-say-immigration-is-the-top-issue-as-2024-election-draws-closer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">poll</a> released last month showed that Colorado voters are frustrated with the ongoing illegal immigration crisis under President Joe Biden, listing immigration as the top issue facing the country ahead of the 2024 election.

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An illegal immigrant from Guatemala accused of child molestation was released from prison last month by authorities in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/rhode-island" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rhode Island</a> before federal immigration officials could take him into custody.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement <a href="https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ero-boston-apprehends-guatemalan-citizen-arrested-locally-first-degree-child" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on Friday that they had arrested a 22-year-old illegal immigrant wanted on domestic assault and first-degree child molestation on April 10. The arrest came hours after the Sixth District Court of Rhode Island had ordered him released onto the streets of Providence before ICE could take him into custody.
Providence is a sanctuary city and ignored the detainer that had been placed on the illegal immigrant by ICE.
“This unlawfully present individual was arrested locally on first degree child molestation charges and was released back into the community despite an immigration detainer,” said ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston Field Office Director Todd Lyons. “We believe it is in the interest of the community that jurisdictions honor our immigration detainers so that ICE can take direct custody of individuals like this who pose a threat to residents.”
“ERO Boston hopes to cooperate with our local partners in Rhode Island to help make safer neighborhoods for everyone in the state and throughout New England,” Lyons added.
According to ICE, the illegal immigrant, who was not named, illegally entered the United States around Nogales, Arizona, where he was apprehended by Border Patrol in November 2018. He would have been around 16-years-old at the time and he was released into the country and given a court date.
Four years later, the Providence Police Department issued a warrant for his arrest on sexual assault and child molestation charges on November 21, 2022. He was not arrested until February 28, 2024 when police nabbed him on domestic assault charges in addition to the previous charges.
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After the arrest, ICE placed an immigration detainer on him, but he was released on April 10 by a Rhode Island court.
“Later that day, ERO Boston deportation officers in Rhode Island arrested him without incident in Providence. He will be held in ICE custody pending a future hearing before a Department of Justice immigration judge,” ICE said.
In recent weeks, ICE has been drawing attention to the release of illegal immigrants charged with serious crimes in New England, The Daily Caller <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2024/05/03/blue-state-releases-child-molester-ice/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. Last month, a 26-year-old Honduran <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2024/04/19/illegal-alien-sexual-assault-minor-ice/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">accused</a> first-degree sexual assault of a minor was released by Connecticut authorities who ignored an immigration detainer placed on him by ICE.

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The branch of the Department of Homeland Security that handles transnational criminal investigations is rebranding itself in the hopes that major Democratic-controlled cities will cooperate with it.
The Department of Homeland Security’s investigative branch, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), is rebranding and scrubbing agents’ contact information of connections to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), under which HSI technically exists. HSI officials have complained that the politics connected to ICE have made their jobs increasingly difficult in areas with “sanctuary city” laws, according to <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2024/04/15/homeland-security-immigration-customs-enforcement/">The Washington Post</a>.
&#8220;HSI’s &#8216;independent branding&#8217; will allow its agents &#8216;to work without the undue toxicity that in some places comes with the ICE moniker,'&#8221; according to the Post. “They’ll still be part of ICE, just like the Marines are part of the Department of the Navy,” ICE acting director Patrick Lechleitner said. 
HSI will roll out a new website empty of references to ICE, as well as a new agency insignia and badges for its agents that are similarly free of the ICE connection.
To make HSI an independent agency, which is what some officials have pushed for over the politics connected to ICE, an act of Congress would be required. The rebranding can avoid the hassle of navigating Capitol Hill while having the same effect, or so the hope goes.
HSI agents have been repeatedly blocked or refused information from local officials and police departments that operate under areas with sanctuary city laws. HSI officials say the agency’s connection to ICE gives people the wrong impression. Though HSI operates under ICE, it does not handle the arrest and deportation of illegal immigrants. HSI’s main focus is investigating transnational crime and gangs.
“We try to the best ability within the entire agency to be apolitical,” Lechleitner said. “We’re not a political organization. We’re a law enforcement, national security, public safety agency. However, it was affecting HSI’s ability to conduct operations and investigations.”
The Department of Homeland Security has fallen deeper into divisive politics under President Joe Biden. The House impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who now awaits his trial in the Senate. House lawmakers impeached Mayorkas, the first cabinet secretary to be impeached in 150 years, on two articles for “willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law” and “breach of public trust.”
Illegal immigration into the United States has exploded under Biden and Mayorkas’ tenure. The monthly record for the number of illegal border crossings was <a href="https://apnews.com/article/immigration-border-crossings-mexico-biden-18ac91ef502e0c5433f74de6cc629b32">broken</a> in December when Border Patrol agents reported just under 250,000 arrests at the southern border. The numbers have fallen slightly since the start of the year, though they remain at historically high levels.

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Visitors to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/west-virginia">West Virginia</a> may soon be greeted by a new state welcome sign that makes clear the Mountain State’s stance on illegal immigration.
Moore Capito, a Republican candidate for West Virginia governor, says the reaction to a campaign ad that featured the state’s traditional welcome sign with an added “Sanctuary Cities: 0” below the population counter was so positive that he wants to make it a reality.
“Since that ad began running, I’ve been getting great feedback from voters who really like the idea of adding a spot below our welcome signs that highlight our commitment to the rule of law by publicly stating we have zero sanctuary cities,” Capito told The Daily Wire. “It’s a commitment to common sense and public safety that I think is worthwhile. As Governor, I’d like to make it a reality.”
While neighboring Maryland and Pennsylvania have a <a href="https://cis.org/Map-Sanctuary-Cities-Counties-and-States" target="_blank" rel="noopener">host</a> of sanctuary counties, Capito said that West Virginia would never let that happen, calling their very existence a &#8220;slap in the face.&#8221;
“The idea of so-called ‘sanctuary cities’ – where the rule of law is disregarded – is a slap in the face to our democracy,” he told The Daily Wire. “Look at liberal bastions like California and New York. Their sanctuary status tells people it’s fine to break the law. It’s a message that encourages crime. How’s that going for them?”
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In the ad, Capito highlighted his work in the state legislature last year to help pass a <a href="https://legiscan.com/WV/text/HB2008/id/2747701" target="_blank" rel="noopener">measure</a> that effectively bans sanctuary cities by requiring all local entities to cooperate with the enforcement of immigration laws. Capito, who stepped down from the legislature in December to campaign for governor, was House Judiciary chair when the anti-sanctuary city measure made it through both chambers and was <a href="https://www.theintelligencer.net/news/top-headlines/2023/04/capito-co-sponsoring-bill-to-ban-sanctuary-cities/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">signed</a> by Republican Governor Jim Justice.
Capito said that the total number of illegal immigrants who have entered under President Joe Biden is more than three times the population of West Virginia. He said under his leadership the state would take action to make sure that illegal immigrants do not make their way into West Virginia.
“We do things differently in West Virginia,” Capito said. “We support law enforcement. Since Biden refused to secure our southern border, we took legislative action to protect public safety by banning sanctuary cities.&#8221;
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Other Republican gubernatorial candidates for West Virginia include Attorney General Patrick Morrissey, businessman Chris Miller, and Secretary of State Mac Warner. The West Virginia primary is scheduled for May 14.

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Protesters interrupted a press conference on Wednesday as Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, Mayor Kelly Girtz attempted to update the public on new details in the murder of nursing student <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/man-arrested-for-murder-of-georgia-nursing-student-was-illegal-immigrant-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Laken Riley</a>.
A 26-year-old illegal immigrant from Venezuela, Jose Antonio Ibarra, has been arrested and charged with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/illegal-immigrant-suspect-in-laken-riley-murder-accused-of-disfiguring-her-skull" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Riley&#8217;s murder</a>. He was also charged with aggravated assault, false imprisonment, hindering a 911 call, and concealing the death of another person. Ibarra reportedly entered the United States illegally in 2022 and was paroled into the country.
As Mayor Girtz, a Democrat, attempted to give the <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/politics/son-im-going-to-ask-you-to-leave-chaos-breaks-out-at-athens-georgia-mayors-presser-on-laken-riley-murder/">most recent updates</a> in the case, several protesters interrupted the event. They shouted at Girtz, blaming him for making Athens a sanctuary city and claiming that he had facilitated the problem. &#8220;We unflinchingly defend the human rights of all people, including citizens, noncitizens and those without documentation,&#8221; Girtz said in 2019.
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&#8220;This is an invasion!&#8221; one protester shouted, and Girtz asked him to leave the press conference.
&#8220;I want to say that we center our work here in Athens-Clarke County on people’s humanity and part of everybody’s humanity is the expectation of human dignity,&#8221; Girtz said, referencing the 2019 resolution and then blaming former President Donald Trump for tensions between American citizens and illegal immigrants. &#8220;While 2019 was not that long ago, you might remember the dynamic we were living in in the late teens in this country where you had the president of the United States speak in the most vile terms about people who were foreign-born and you had that notion metastasizing —&#8221;
&#8220;Oh, please stop it!&#8221; the protesters groaned, interrupting the mayor. &#8220;This is an invasion!&#8221;
&#8220;I was a criminal and you know what I thought about doing? Crossing the border to Mexico to get away from my crimes!&#8221; one protester shouted, saying that he hadn&#8217;t turned away from his life of crime until he found Jesus.
&#8220;Son, I’m going to ask you to leave!&#8221; Girtz said.
&#8220;You are lawless, mayor!&#8221; another shouted, and Girtz said he would be happy to schedule a time to address the man&#8217;s concerns.
Girtz then tried to argue that &#8220;sanctuary city&#8221; actually meant &#8220;different things to different people depending on the context.&#8221;
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&#8220;We know what it means,&#8221; another protester shouted, as others erupted in shouts of &#8220;liar!&#8221; directed at the mayor.
&#8220;You’re the one guilty! You got blood on your hands for this murder, sir!&#8221; someone shouted.
Girtz then made the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/georgia-student-allegedly-murdered-by-illegal-immigrant-cnn-says-little-evidence-indicating-a-connection-between-immigration-and-crime" target="_blank" rel="noopener">same claim that CNN did</a> earlier in the week, saying that there was no provable connection between immigration and crime: &#8220;I caution against conflating immigration and crime. The data demonstrates that the two are not connected.&#8221;

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New York City Democrat Mayor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/eric-adams" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Eric Adams</a> said this week that illegal alien crime in the city is getting so bad, officials need to look at modifying the city&#8217;s sanctuary status so that local law enforcement can cooperate with federal immigration officials to deport violent criminals.
&#8220;We should not be allowing people who are repeatedly committing crimes to remain here and we cannot collaborate with ICE in the process,&#8221; Adams said on Monday. &#8220;Those who are committing crimes, we need to modify the sanctuary city law. If you commit a felony, a violent act, we should be able to turn you over to ICE and have you deported.&#8221;
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Adams&#8217; remarks come after a group of violent illegal aliens viciously beat two New York City Police Department officers late last month and were later released due to the city&#8217;s Democrat sanctuary city policies. After they were released from custody, they flipped off reporters while smirking.
The illegal aliens then fled the state and were on their way to California when they were stopped and arrested by federal authorities in Arizona.
Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell slammed Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg&#8217;s office for allowing the illegal aliens to be released after the vicious attack on the police was caught on camera and went viral online and in news coverage.
“I would have assumed that they wouldn’t let illegal immigrants who attack police go, but they did,” Mitchell said.
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Adams&#8217; remarks about needing to modify the city&#8217;s sanctuary city laws come as illegal alien crime has <a href="https://www.heritage.org/crime-and-justice/commentary/increased-illegal-immigration-brings-increased-crime-almost-23-federal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">surged</a> across the U.S. under President Joe Biden. Under Biden, more than 7.2 million illegal aliens — a number <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illegal-immigrants-biden-admin-amount-greater-population-36-states" target="_blank" rel="noopener">greater than</a> the population of 36 U.S. states — have entered into the U.S. due to his policies. Biden’s border crisis has now become the <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4422273-immigration-overtakes-inflation-top-voter-concern-poll/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">top overall</a> issue for voters heading into this fall’s general election rematch between Biden and former President Donald Trump. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) <a href="https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/cbp-enforcement-statistics/criminal-noncitizen-statistics" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports</a> seeing a massive increase in the number of criminal illegal aliens encountered at the U.S. border under Biden.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/illegal-alien-arrested-for-allegedly-murdering-toddler" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Illegal Alien Arrested For Allegedly Murdering Toddler</a>

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Illegal Alien Crime Getting So Bad In NYC That Democrat Mayor Adams Wants To Modify Sanctuary Status

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