Chicago only handing over 8% of illegal immigrants to ICE: Noem- Washington Examiner
The summary of the article titled “Chicago police refused to turn over 92% of illegal immigrants to ICE under Trump” is as follows:
As President Donald Trump took office, Chicago police have declined to hand over 92% of illegal immigrants in their custody to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This lack of cooperation is due to Chicago’s “sanctuary city” policies, which limit local law enforcement’s collaboration with federal immigration authorities. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem criticized Chicago officials, including Governor J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson, for prioritizing sanctuary policies over public safety, claiming that dangerous criminals are being released back into the community. Noem highlighted several recent arrests of convicted criminals who were not transferred to ICE. The Trump administration has threatened legal actions against sanctuary jurisdictions and has emphasized ICE’s role in conducting a large-scale deportation effort, resulting in approximately 150,000 arrests and deportations nationwide. Illinois, Cook County, and Chicago remain listed as sanctuary jurisdictions by the Justice Department.
Chicago police refused to turn over 92% of illegal immigrants to ICE under Trump
Federal agency U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has seen abysmal cooperation from Chicago police who have refused to turn over 92% of illegal immigrants in law enforcement custody due to its “sanctuary city” policy since President Donald Trump took office, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced on Friday that Chicago’s refusal to let police work with ICE has led to virtually all illegal immigrants being released onto the streets after being arrested by local police for offenses in the community.
“In just the last seven months, ICE has issued over 1,664 detainers in Chicago alone,” Noem said during a press conference in the Chicago area Friday morning. “Unfortunately, Chicago and its leadership has only honored 8% of those.”
Sanctuary cities and states have policies that bar local and state police from handing over most illegal immigrants to federal immigration authorities, where they will then go through deportation proceedings before an immigration judge.
“The elected leaders in this state of Illinois are ignoring the law. In fact, they’re being obstructionists when it comes to getting dangerous criminals off their streets,” Noem said. “That includes Governor [JB] Pritzker, Mayor [Brandon] Johnson, and others who have worked so hard to protect these dangerous criminals. They’d rather be a sanctuary state and continue to put those individuals above American citizens.”
Noem pointed to four recent arrests that ICE made in Illinois communities, including a Mexican man who was previously convicted for predatory sexual criminal assault against a victim under 13 years old, a Polish man convicted of attempted murder and aggravated domestic battery, and a Micronesian national who was convicted for driving under the influence three times.
The press conference follows the Justice Department’s Tuesday move of publishing a list of cities, counties, and states that identify as “sanctuary” zones or places where law enforcement will not turn over illegal immigrants to federal immigration authorities. Illinois, Cook County, and Chicago were all listed.
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The Trump administration issued a sharp warning to the sanctuary jurisdictions, threatening further lawsuits from places that release suspected criminal or convicted illegal immigrants back onto the streets rather than transfer them to ICE.
ICE is a federal agency within the DHS and has been tasked by Trump with carrying out the “largest-ever” deportation operation in national history. To date, ICE has arrested and deported roughly 150,000 illegal immigrants.
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