DHS Spokesperson on ICE Raids, Sanctuary Cities, and Public Safety

Nationwide ICE Enforcement Operations

• 🎯 ICE operations are underway across the country, with no safe havens for individuals illegally in the United States, including cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, and San Francisco.
• 🚨 In Los Angeles, ICE arrested 7,000 individuals, many with criminal convictions, including gang members and suspected terrorists.
• 📈 Similar operations are expected in San Francisco, with a stepped-up federal presence anticipated in sanctuary cities.

Criticism of Sanctuary City Policies

• ⚠️ The DHS spokesperson criticizes politicians in sanctuary cities for not doing their jobs to protect the public, leading to the federal government having to step in.
• 🗣️ She argues that politicians like Leticia James and others should be thanking law enforcement for removing violent criminals, rather than investigating ICE operations.

New York ICE Raid and Attorney General's Response

• ⚖️ The New York Attorney General is reviewing federal immigration enforcement after an ICE raid on Canal Street, asking for public submissions of videos and photos.
• 💥 The DHS spokesperson highlights that the individuals arrested in New York were illegally in the country from West Africa and had extensive criminal records, including domestic violence, drug trafficking, burglary, and assaulting law enforcement.
• 📣 She questions why protesters are not shouting shame on the criminals and their victims, instead of federal law enforcement.

Federal Government's Role in Public Safety

• 🛡️ The federal government is stepping in to protect the public due to rampant crime in cities, a role that local politicians have failed to fulfill.
• 🚫 This is framed as a matter of public safety, not politics, with the goal of removing violent criminals and drug traffickers.

ICE Recruitment and Physical Fitness Tests

• 🏃‍♂️ Addressing a report about ICE recruits failing physical fitness tests, the spokesperson calls it sensationalism, noting that a third failing is standard given the large applicant pool for a limited number of jobs.
• 💯 The agency is confident in its ability to staff up, with 150,000 applicants for 10,000 jobs.