California has a new law requiring a judicial warrant to make immigration arrests inside courthouses. But laws are just damn pieces of paper (to use Bush's phrase) to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
On Tuesday, ICE arrested 2 people at a northern California courthouse - in defiance of state law. Criminal justice experts said this raid undermines state and local autonomy and actually weakens public safety. ICE issued a smug statement to the contrary.
ICE's heavy-handed conduct is yet another example of "states' rights for me, not for thee." The right-wingers are always talking about how they support local autonomy, but when the rubber meets the road, we find out their claim is roo gas.
(Source: https://apnews.com/56303dd4fea7b23d9375c1400d997364)
Thursday, February 20, 2020
ICE defies law in courthouse arrests
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