Re: ICE Is On The Move

BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

On Jan 25, 2025 at 2:12:57 PM PST, Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

Jan 25, 2025 at 12:24:36 PM PST, Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

Jan 25, 2025 at 10:32:33 AM PST, Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

Since we currently have control of Congress, they should pass a federal
law either requiring state and local cops to honor ICE detainers
or defining it as obstruction not to. No more of these local cities
deciding whether they will or will not honor valid detainers. Make it
a federal crime to refuse to do it, then lock up a few blue mayors or
police chiefs and see how they like the inside of the jailhouse.

Congress doesn't have the power to criminalize this per federalism.

(1) That ship sailed long ago. Of all the intrusions on federalism
we've had to endure (and continue to have to endure) this would be
extremely minor.

I don't know about you, but I'd like to regain federalism.

(2) That's why making it an obstruction offense would be the way to go.

What are you going to do, charge the legislature with the crime? Some
states have laws against this.

No, the mayor or the police chief who orders their cops to defy the detainer
requiring them to hand over the criminal illegal alien they have in their
jail.

Without first finding these state and local laws unconstitutional?

They don't have to be found unconstitutional. Federal law can merely define
defying a detainer as an obstruction of federal immigration law.

You want the poor desk sergeant or chief bailliff at a courthourse or
warden at the county jail to be between a rock and a hard place,
violating state or federal law? C'mon, it's not going to be your Commie
mayor facing those obstruction charges.