Brandon Gill Questions Ex-Baltimore Police Official on City Safety and Sanctuary Policies

Sanctuary Cities and Law Enforcement

• ❓ Rep. Brandon Gill questioned Major Neill Franklin (Ret.) about the impact of sanctuary city policies.
• 📊 Gill stated that approximately 56% of illegal aliens reside in sanctuary cities.
• ⚖️ Franklin testified that local law enforcement should not generally dedicate resources to information sharing and detainer requirements, emphasizing context and good policies for communication.
• ❓ Gill asked if sanctuary city policies and mass illegal immigration help American citizens enter the labor force, lower housing costs, reduce strain on public services, or provide public benefits, to which Franklin responded he did not know or that it was not his area of expertise.

Safety and Baltimore

• ❓ Gill asked Franklin if he would describe Baltimore as a safe city, prompting a discussion on the definition of safety.
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Franklin stated that Baltimore is a safe city, citing his personal connection and upbringing there.
• 📈 Gill presented statistics indicating Baltimore's homicide rate is about five times the national average, its robbery rate is 8.4 times the national average, and its assault rate is 3.4 times higher.
• 🗣️ Franklin described these statistics as perception and what residents feel, while Gill countered that feeling does not matter if one is murdered.

Immigration Detainers and Releasing Criminal Aliens

• ❓ Gill questioned the appropriateness of local law enforcement not honoring immigration detainers and releasing criminal illegal aliens.
• 🏛️ Franklin stated that law enforcement must go by what the courts dictate and cannot sidestep the law.
• ✅ Franklin affirmed that releasing individuals when courts say to release them, and when done appropriately according to the law, keeps Baltimore safe.