{"id":2341055,"date":"2024-09-14T04:50:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-14T08:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-is-an-open-territory-for-the-cartel-to-do-whatever-it-wants-sheriffs-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-14T04:55:01","modified_gmt":"2024-09-14T08:55:01","slug":"california-is-an-open-territory-for-the-cartel-to-do-whatever-it-wants-sheriffs-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-is-an-open-territory-for-the-cartel-to-do-whatever-it-wants-sheriffs-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018California is an open territory for the cartel to do whatever it wants\u2019: Sheriffs &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-is-an-open-territory-for-the-cartel-to-do-whatever-it-wants-sheriffs-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2341055&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>California sheriffs have expressed their concerns about the impact of the Biden-Harris administration&#8217;s immigration policies and the state&#8217;s sanctuary laws, claiming that California has become an &#8220;open territory&#8221; for drug cartels. During a U.S.\u2062 House Judiciary Committee hearing, Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux highlighted the challenges posed by illegal immigration,\u2063 particularly\u200b in California&#8217;s Central Valley, which relies heavily on agricultural \u200blabor and has been\u2062 significantly \u2064affected by crime related to undocumented \u2062workers.<\/p>\n<p>Sheriff Boudreaux described\u2063 alarming trends,\u200d such as the influx of violent criminals and \u200bthe rise of drug trafficking, especially \u200dfentanyl, which has transformed major\u200d highways into &#8220;corridors of death.&#8221; He criticized \u200bstate laws that \u2064limit collaboration\u200c between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-pledges-orderly-transition-of-power\/\" title=\"President Trump pledges orderly transition of power\">local law enforcement<\/a> and federal immigration authorities, arguing that these policies hinder law enforcement \u200defforts \u200cand allow cartels\u2062 to operate freely.<\/p>\n<p>Other law enforcement officials, including Riverside\u2064 County\u2064 Undersheriff Don Sharp, echoed these sentiments, \u200cnoting a surge in drug overdoses and\u200b fatalities due to the prevalence of\u200c fentanyl. They assert\u200b that the current immigration\u2064 policies are leading to\u200b a breakdown of \u200bcommunity safety and \u200ban overwhelming \u200dburden on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-votes-on-major-security-upgrade-will-fine-members-5k-for-bypassing-metal-detectors\/\" title=\"House Votes On Major Security Upgrade, Will Fine Members K For Bypassing Metal Detectors\">local law enforcement agencies<\/a>. The testimonies reflect a\u2062 deep\u200d concern about the\u2064 repercussions of relaxed border security \u200band the exacerbation \u2064of crime \u2062and violence in Californian communities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">&lsquo;California is an open territory for the cartel to do whatever it wants&rsquo;: Sheriffs<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1760343\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; California residents are suffering from Biden-Harris administration &ldquo;open border&rdquo; policies and California&rsquo;s sanctuary state law, California sheriffs argue.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>At a recent U.S. House Judiciary Committee&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/judiciary.house.gov\/committee-activity\/hearings\/biden-harris-border-crisis-victim-perspectives-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hearing<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;on victim perspectives, Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux said, &ldquo;when it comes to open borders and the impact of illegal immigration in California, I have a front row seat to the havoc those can wreak.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Boudreaux is among many sheriffs in the state who don&rsquo;t support Harris for president, he&rsquo;s said after their image was used in one of her&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/california\/article_7c345dbe-5a83-11ef-80cc-0300237b12a3.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">campaign ads<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>He then described cases in the Central Valley related to the border crisis. The region is known as the agricultural heart of California and referred to as the &ldquo;major breadbasket of the world&rdquo; because they produce so much food, he said. The region has also had a long history with illegal immigration because an estimated 80% of agricultural workers are in the country illegally, he said. With illegal immigration comes crime, and that has stretched thin law enforcement resources, he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When it comes to our open border, the Central Valley is at the foot of the mountain staring down an avalanche. We are confronting a barrage of violent criminals, events, and drugs flow from the border into our community. The free flow of illicit and deadly drugs, principally fentanyl, have turned the corridors of Highway 99 and Interstate 5 into two highways of death that unleash unspeakable carnage.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He described how deputies and canines have been killed by criminal illegal foreign nationals who&rsquo;ve been deported multiple times after committing multiple crimes in other states. He also described multiple agency operations in several counties targeting drug trafficking operations that uncovered how Tulare County has become a hub for the Sinaloa Cartel. Cartel member suspects they interviewed told them that under the Biden-Harris administration &ldquo;it is easier now in the last three years than in the history of the drug organization to move illegal drugs across the border into the United States.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He also described arrests of illegal foreign nationals operating out of Washington state who were allegedly transporting fentanyl for the Mexican cartel &ldquo;all over the southern border up to Washington.&rdquo; Arrested and detained on multiple charges, they were let out of jail the next day and never to be found.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Their release was a slap in the face to the criminal justice system and a direct repercussion of failed immigration policies and an open border,&rdquo; he said. California&rsquo;s sanctuary law, SB54, prohibits law enforcement from working with U.S. Immigration and Customs enforcement (ICE). As a result, &ldquo;there are no ramifications for their actions. California has basically become an open territory for the cartel to do whatever it wants.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Mexican cartels &ldquo;are infiltrating our communities, unleashing incredible violence and taking the lives of innocent people,&rdquo; he continued, describing an execution style murder of a family, including a 16-year-old mother and her 10-month-old baby, The Center Square&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/california\/article_cc0d4304-96e0-11ed-b1ba-0ff24bd20fc7.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;on last year.<\/p>\n<p>Biden-Harris policies have &ldquo;caused a major crisis in California and in America. We are seeing murders, marijuana grows, drug and human trafficking, financial scams, agricultural crimes, robberies and so much more. The rest of the world is taking advantage of the current policies concerning our border, recognizing the administration has removed the foundation of legal immigration. Allowing an unsecured border has encouraged the world to violate immigration laws resulting,&rdquo; he said. The result is that local law enforcement is overwhelmed and soon won&rsquo;t be able &ldquo;to keep and maintain peace in our communities.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>At another Judiciary Committee&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/judiciary.house.gov\/committee-activity\/hearings\/biden-harris-border-crisis-california-perspectives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hearing<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;on California perspectives, Riverside County Undersheriff Don Sharp said his county &ldquo;has felt the devastating effect of a weak border sanctioned by this administration.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sharp, who spent over 10 years in narcotics enforcement, said &ldquo;the catastrophic impact cartels have on our communities is, and has always been, abundantly apparent. Our communities are facing an unbelievable flow of fentanyl, and fentanyl laced drugs; emergency response personnel are responding to dozens of overdoses and overdose fatalities daily.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The flood of deadly fentanyl to our streets is overwhelming and only made possible by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/californians-in-fourth-year-of-border-crisis-blame-biden-harris-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Californians in fourth year of border crisis blame Biden-Harris - Washington Examiner\">complete border security failures<\/a> under the current administration,&rdquo; he said. Because Border Patrol agents are overwhelmed processing illegal foreign nationals into the country instead of patrolling for bad actors in the field, &ldquo;the border is wide open.&rdquo; This results in &ldquo;larger drug and human smuggling loads. The risk of detection and loss of illicit contraband becomes less, and the shrinking risk is easily worth the reward for cartels and criminals.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>By contrast, when border security is strong and robust, he said, they see &ldquo;smaller loads and more fearful cartels, as they should be when breaking our laws and harming society.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Riverside County Sheriff&rsquo;s narcotic investigation unit alone seized a record 359 pounds of fentanyl and over 2.3 million fentanyl pills in 2023, he said, enough to kill the entire county&rsquo;s population. This excludes the amount of fentanyl other agencies have seized.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a staggering statistic of poison seized. What did we miss? We know we missed plenty. We wish the current administration understood what the full effect of their actions has created.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He blamed both California politicians and the administration for skyrocketing border crime. &ldquo;I am sick of battling the deeply flawed changes being made by them,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Our state and nation matter and our citizens are afraid of the consequences of an open border. The unknown number of terrorists and bad actors entering unchecked is eye opening and terrifying. It puts our county and communities in jeopardy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1760343\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1760343\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California sheriffs claim that residents are facing significant challenges due to the &#8220;open border&#8221; policies of the Biden-Harris administration and the state&#8217;s sanctuary laws. During a recent U.S. House Judiciary Committee hearing focused on victim perspectives, Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux expressed his concerns, stating that he witnesses firsthand the chaos caused by illegal immigration in California. He noted that many sheriffs in the state do not support Vice President Harris for president, especially after her campaign used their images without consent.<\/p>\n<p>Boudreaux highlighted issues in California&#8217;s Central Valley, an area known for its agricultural production but also for its long-standing problems with illegal immigration\u2014where approximately 80% of agricultural workers are undocumented. He pointed out that this influx has led to increased crime and strained law enforcement resources. He described how open borders have resulted in a surge of violent crime and drug trafficking, particularly fentanyl, which has turned major highways into dangerous routes.<\/p>\n<p>He recounted instances where deputies were harmed by repeat offenders who had been deported multiple times yet continued to commit crimes upon re-entry into the U.S. Boudreaux also mentioned operations targeting drug trafficking that revealed Tulare County&#8217;s role as a hub for the Sinaloa Cartel. Suspects indicated it is now easier than ever to smuggle drugs across the border under current policies.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, he criticized California\u2019s sanctuary law (SB54), which limits cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities (ICE), arguing it allows cartels to operate freely within communities while evading consequences for their actions.<\/p>\n<p>Riverside County Undersheriff Don Sharp echoed these sentiments at another hearing, emphasizing how weak border security has led to an overwhelming influx of fentanyl into communities\u2014resulting in numerous overdoses daily. Sharp stated that Border Patrol agents are too busy processing undocumented immigrants instead of patrolling effectively against criminal activity.<\/p>\n<p>Both officials expressed frustration over what they see as failed policies leading to increased violence and crime rates linked to cartel activities while calling attention to public safety concerns regarding unchecked immigration at the southern border<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2341056,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AP23305809731345-1-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[16097,4045,7112,7204,32076],"class_list":["post-2341055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-law-enforcement","tag-california","tag-cartel","tag-crime","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AP23305809731345-1-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2341055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2341055"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2341055\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2341056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2341055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2341055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2341055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}