{"id":2465084,"date":"2025-07-22T07:42:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T11:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feds-must-prosecute-activists-who-harbor-illegals\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T07:46:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T11:46:15","slug":"feds-must-prosecute-activists-who-harbor-illegals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feds-must-prosecute-activists-who-harbor-illegals\/","title":{"rendered":"Feds Must Prosecute Activists Who Harbor Illegals"},"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\">14<\/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%2Ffeds-must-prosecute-activists-who-harbor-illegals%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=2465084&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>The article criticizes California&#8217;s sanctuary policies under Governor Gavin Newsom, accusing the state of deliberately <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-desantis-intensifies-fight-to-keep-migrants-out-of-fla\/\" title=\"Gov. DeSantis intensifies fight to keep migrants out of Fla.\">harboring illegal immigrants<\/a> to gain political power by increasing its census population adn congressional representation. It highlights how California officials refuse to cooperate with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), making immigration law enforcement nearly impractical. The author specifically condemns Los Angeles,where the city government,led by left-wing politicians like Mayor Karen Bass,allegedly enables illegal immigration by distributing cash to undocumented immigrants thru activist groups,a practice deemed illegal under federal law against harboring.The article calls for the Department of Justice to investigate and prosecute these activists, donors, and officials involved, arguing that failing to enforce the law undermines border security efforts and encourages continued illegal immigration. The piece suggests that if ordinary citizens committed similar acts, they would face jail time, and insists that politicians and activists should be held equally accountable.  <\/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<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AttS7SPKCmQ\">Kcal News \/ Youtube<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/07\/22\/the-federal-government-must-prosecute-activists-who-harbor-illegal-immigrants-in-cities-like-l-a\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=The%20Federal%20Government%20Must%20Prosecute%20Activists%20Who%20Harbor%20Illegal%20Immigrants%20In%20Cities%20Like%20L.A.&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/07\/22\/the-federal-government-must-prosecute-activists-who-harbor-illegal-immigrants-in-cities-like-l-a\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=The%20Federal%20Government%20Must%20Prosecute%20Activists%20Who%20Harbor%20Illegal%20Immigrants%20In%20Cities%20Like%20L.A.&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/07\/22\/the-federal-government-must-prosecute-activists-who-harbor-illegal-immigrants-in-cities-like-l-a\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/07\/22\/the-federal-government-must-prosecute-activists-who-harbor-illegal-immigrants-in-cities-like-l-a\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=The%20Federal%20Government%20Must%20Prosecute%20Activists%20Who%20Harbor%20Illegal%20Immigrants%20In%20Cities%20Like%20L.A.&amp;body=CA%20officials%20openly%20refuse%20to%20work%20with%20ICE,%20making%20it%20nearly%20impossible%20for%20the%20federal%20government%20to%20enforce%20immigration%20laws.%20%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/07\/22\/the-federal-government-must-prosecute-activists-who-harbor-illegal-immigrants-in-cities-like-l-a\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>California is a free-for-all sanctuary state. Led by far-left Gov. Gavin Newsom, the state rolled out the red carpet for illegal immigrants. Officials <a href=\"https:\/\/oag.ca.gov\/news\/press-releases\/attorney-general-bonta-celebrates-court-order-blocking-federal-agents-violating\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">openly refuse to work with ICE<\/a>, making it nearly impossible for the federal government to enforce immigration laws.<\/p>\n<p>Like it or not, this is technically legal, thanks to the 10th Amendment and a 1997 Supreme Court case, <a href=\"https:\/\/supreme.justia.com\/cases\/federal\/us\/521\/898\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Printz v. United States<\/em><\/a>, which said the federal government can&rsquo;t force states to do their job. But just because it&rsquo;s technically legal doesn&rsquo;t mean it&rsquo;s right. Nor does it mean that nothing can be done.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-160891398\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>California is harboring illegal immigrants for one main reason: power. Illegal immigrants count in the census, which boosts California&rsquo;s population numbers, meaning more seats in Congress and more electoral votes. It&rsquo;s not about compassion. It&rsquo;s about control.<\/p>\n<p>Leftists hold a firm grasp on Los Angeles. Skid Row in downtown L.A. is back to playing its role as the degraded wasteland of failed liberal policies, and the city houses just under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.migrationpolicy.org\/data\/unauthorized-immigrant-population\/county\/6037\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a million illegal immigrants.<\/a> L.A. proudly calls itself a <a href=\"https:\/\/cd4.lacity.gov\/press-releases\/city-council-votes-to-establish-los-angeles-as-a-sanctuary-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sanctuary city<\/a> and refuses to work with ICE. Providing for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-promoted-fundraisers-by-abolish-ice-activists-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris promoted fundraisers by abolish ... ... ... Washington Examiner\">illegal immigrants &#038;mdash<\/a>; giving them cash, food, and resources &mdash; is a federal crime under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/uscode\/text\/8\/1324\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">8 U.S.C. &sect; 1324<\/a>. It&rsquo;s called harboring illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>That law isn&rsquo;t aimed at restaurant owners or grocery store clerks. Lawmakers designed it to stop people, especially politicians and activists, who deliberately help illegal immigrants stay in the country.<\/p>\n<p>A little over a week ago, failed L.A. Mayor Karen Bass attacked recent ICE raids in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/la-mayor-bass-provides-cash-payments-illegals-issues-order-thwart-immigration-enforcement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a press conference<\/a> and proudly announced a plan to hand out cash cards with a &ldquo;couple hundred dollars&rdquo; to illegal immigrants, funded by &ldquo;philanthropic&rdquo; groups, of course. According to Bass, the city won&rsquo;t directly hand out the money. Instead, radical &ldquo;immigrant-rights groups&rdquo; will handle it.<\/p>\n<p>This is nothing short of a blatant violation of federal law. These groups aren&rsquo;t helping the needy at random. They are specifically helping people who entered or remain in the U.S. illegally. That&rsquo;s harboring. And it&rsquo;s going to take tens of millions of dollars to pull off. So, who&rsquo;s paying for it?<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Justice must open an immediate investigation. We need to know who&rsquo;s funding this pay-for-play scheme. Indictments must follow, for both the donors and the activists distributing the money. And if Mayor Bass or any other officials helped organize this operation, they need to face the consequences.<\/p>\n<p>This is a test of whether the law means anything anymore. If a regular American did this, he&rsquo;d get thrown in jail. Why should politicians or <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >ostensibly liberal billionaire-funded activist groups<\/a> get a free pass?<\/p>\n<p>President Trump inherited a complete border disaster thanks to Joe Biden&rsquo;s malicious open-border agenda and soft-on-illegal-immigration stance. Under Trump, border encounters have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/newsroom\/stats\/southwest-land-border-encounters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dropped<\/a> dramatically. The border is now secure. Deportations are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/data-graphics\/us-immigration-tracker-follow-arrests-detentions-border-crossings-rcna189148\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rising<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But efforts like these in California are sabotaging that progress. Unless the federal government starts throwing the book at people who harbor illegal immigrants, this insanity will continue.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s time to send a loud and clear message: If you help illegal immigrants break the law, you will pay a price. Judges shouldn&rsquo;t just consider prison time. They should expect to impose it.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Mike Davis is the founder and president of the Article III Project.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-30 bdr-top-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div class=\"article-author-details\">\n<div class=\"label-md\">Mike Davis<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 d-flex justify-content-center justify-content-md-end mt-15 mt-md-0\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/author\/mikedavis\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">More Articles<\/a>     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-tags bdr-top-black mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-15 pt-md-45\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center mb-0 mx-n10 p-0\">\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/border\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Border<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/california\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">California<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/deportations\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Deportations<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/federal-law\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">federal law<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/funds\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">funds<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/harboring\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">harboring<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/ice\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">ICE<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/illegal-immigrants\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">illegal immigrants<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/immigration\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Immigration<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/immigration-enforcement\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">immigration enforcement<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/jail\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Jail<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/karen-bass\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Karen Bass<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/l-a\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">L.A.<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/legal\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">legal<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/millions\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Millions<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/newsom\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Newsom<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/paying\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">paying<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/providing\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">providing<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/sheltering\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">sheltering<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/skid-row\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Skid Row<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Supreme Court<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California, led by Gov. 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