Sanctuary city policies in New York City are under fire — even from an Obama-era official — for allegedly contributing to the shooting of an off-duty Border Patrol agent, as Breitbart reports.
On a recent broadcast of NewsNation Now, John Sandweg, who once led ICE under former President Barack Obama, dropped a bombshell about how NYC’s sanctuary laws may have paved the way for this tragic incident.
This discussion, aired on a Tuesday, wasn’t just idle chatter; it tackled a serious event involving a Border Patrol agent who was shot while off duty.
Sanctuary laws under scrutiny
Sandweg didn’t mince words, pointing out that the suspect in this shooting had unlawfully entered the country, faced a deportation order, and racked up multiple arrests, including for violent offenses.
“Clearly, something needs to change,” Sandweg insisted, arguing that NYC’s refusal to cooperate with ICE on such cases played a direct role in this violence.
Turns out, ignoring federal immigration enforcement might have consequences — who would’ve thought?
Could cooperation have prevented tragedy?
Diving deeper, Sandweg suggested that had New York City handed over individuals like this suspect to ICE, this shooting might have been avoided.
“If NYC had cooperated, you probably wouldn’t have had this shooting,” he emphasized, laying bare the potential cost of sanctuary policies.
It’s a bitter pill to swallow when ideology clashes with public safety, isn’t it?
ICE tactics also under fire
But Sandweg didn’t stop at criticizing local policies; he also took aim at ICE’s current enforcement strategies, which have shifted toward large-scale operations at farms and factories.
According to him, these broad sweeps miss the mark since dangerous individuals, adept at staying under the radar, aren’t typically found at such worksites.
“You don’t find these bad guys there,” Sandweg noted, calling for more focused, intensive efforts to track down high-risk targets.
A wake-up call for New York
His frustration was palpable as he urged a reevaluation of how both local and federal systems handle such cases, hoping this incident serves as a wake-up call.
“Something is broken in New York,” he declared, stressing that individuals with violent histories and deportation orders cannot be allowed to roam free.
Perhaps it’s time to prioritize safety over political posturing — a novel idea for some policymakers.
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Author: Mae Slater
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