DHS Halts Migrant Flights to California Over Sanctuary Policies

DHS Pauses Migrant Flights to California

• 🛑 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials have announced they will no longer return migrants facing prosecution to California.
• 🏛️ This decision is attributed to California's sanctuary policies, including no-bail rules and refusal to honor ICE detainers.

Concerns Over Local Prosecution and Release

• 🚨 ICE and Border Patrol are concerned that criminal aliens detained will not be held by local systems, leading to their release back into the community.
• 🚔 A task force in Los Angeles recently apprehended a Chinese national illegally in the country and wanted for assault with a deadly weapon.
• ⚖️ Instead of handing him over to local authorities, he was deported because officials believe he would be released back into the country if prosecuted locally.

Impact of Sanctuary Policies

• 🚗 Another case involved a Salvadoran national wanted for auto theft, who was deported rather than being turned over to LA for prosecution.
• ❓ The rationale is that if local authorities do not have faith in the system to hold individuals, they should be deported first, especially for lesser felonies.
• ⚠️ Exceptions are made for exceptionally violent crimes or murder cases, where agencies will contact local prosecutors.
• 🤝 Local prosecutors, like Nathan Hawkman, insist they do prosecute and will turn individuals over to federal officials after jail or prison time is served.
• 🔑 However, the issue arises with lesser felonies that often don't make it to trial, and suspects can disappear due to no-bail policies and the refusal to honor ICE detainers.