Trump DHS finds ‘influx of illegal immigrants,’ requests local and state assistance
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On Thursday, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Benjamin Hoffman issued a resolution calling for an immediate federal response to combat the “actual or imminent mass influx” of refugees. Illegal immigrants Arriving at the southern border.
In his conclusion, Hoffman requested assistance from all 50 states to assist the federal government in enforcing immigration laws.
secretary Determined that “circumstances exist in the administration of the immigration laws of the United States that endanger the life, property, safety, or welfare of residents” in all 50 states.
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Migrants deported from a US stop on the El Chaparral border pedestrian bridge in Tijuana, Mexico, Tuesday, January 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)
“I also find that an actual or imminent mass influx of aliens arriving at the southern border of the United States represents urgent circumstances that require an immediate federal response,” he added. “So I am asking for the help of state and local governments in all 50 states.”
The score is effective immediately and expires within 60 days, unless extended. The 60 days will give officials time to deputize local and state law enforcement to help enforce immigration laws.
Some countries Like California He is likely to back away from efforts to assist federal immigration authorities. California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Thursday that federal immigration duties cannot be ordered at the local and state levels.
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“It is well established – through longstanding Supreme Court precedent – that the US Constitution prohibits the federal government from controlling states to enforce federal laws,” Bonta said in a statement. “While the federal government may use its own resources to enforce federal immigration laws, the Court ruled in Printz v. United States that the federal government cannot ‘persuade police officers in the 50 states to serve it — and at no cost to itself.’”
The Las Vegas Police Department also doubled down on its policy of limiting cooperation with immigration authorities.
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“This is not my job. I have a lot to do,” LVMPD Mayor Kevin McMahill recently told 8News.
In addition, the Justice Department is pressuring federal prosecutors to do so State or local investigation Officials who obstruct immigration enforcement.
As part of his findings, Hoffman noted that more than 8 million illegal immigrants entered the United States through the U.S. Southern border In the past four years, while millions more have escaped detection.
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Migrants make their way to a Border Patrol vehicle after crossing illegally and wait to apply for asylum between two border walls separating Mexico and the United States on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Paul)
“Over the past four years, our southern border has been overrun. Last month, the Border Patrol encountered 47,330 aliens along the southern border,” the finding read. “Although this number represents a significant decline from the peak of the past four years, it is still very high. To prove it, the Border Patrol that month released at least 6,920 aliens at the southwest border, the vast majority of them They are subject to compulsory confinement.”
He cited periods during Biden administration When the numbers are “astronomically higher,” such as in December 2022, when border agents released at least 140,306 illegal immigrants at the southwest border.
“Whether it’s 140,000 or 6,000, this is not how our immigration laws are supposed to work,” Hoffman said. “Aliens who arrive at ports of entry or enter illegally are supposed to be searched.”
Unless they have a “clear and beyond reasonable right to be admitted,” they are supposed to be detained until they are deported or granted discretionary relief such as asylum.”
In the early days of the Trump administration, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested hundreds of undocumented immigrants, including those with violent criminal histories.
In a 33-hour period between midnight on January 21 and 9 a.m. on January 22, Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested more than 460 illegal immigrants from several countries who Criminal history Sexual assault, robbery, burglary, aggravated assault, drug and weapons offenses, resisting arrest and domestic violence.
While multiple factors can be taken into account when determining flow, Hoffman said the scale of the problem was enough to reach that conclusion.
“First, if the flow of migrants is not controlled, it is likely to increase,” he said. “I have seen time and time again that failure to control borders increases the incentives for more foreigners to try to enter illegally.” “Second, the introduction of unvetted foreign persons – at least some of whom would undoubtedly be criminals – would lead to increased criminal activity.
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“Many of the illegal entries at our southern border involve other criminal conduct, including human trafficking, drug smuggling and sexual assault,” he added. “Third, law enforcement agencies, especially immigration enforcement agencies, face extraordinary and overwhelming demands. In particular, Immigration enforcement Agencies currently face a lack of detention capacity necessary to comply with legal detention obligations.