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Liberals Declare LA Illegal Alien Sanctuary City, Regret It When They See Trump�s Surprise
Recently, Los Angeles declared itself a �sanctuary city� for illegal aliens, defying federal
law by protecting criminal migrants.
However, just when they thought they had given President Donald Trump the middle finger,
he sent them a major surprise that made them immediately regret breaking the law.
Proving their animosity toward our Constitution, leftists have consistently cherry-picked which
legislation they wish to follow and enforce.
Often exempting themselves from mandates they oppose, liberal elitists have repeatedly gotten
away with criminal acts that would undeniably earn commonfolk lengthy prison sentences.
In September 2017, the Los Angeles City Council turned up its nose at Trump, defying his warning
that cities which harbor illegal aliens and thwart immigration officers from enforcing
arrests shouldn�t stick their hands out in expectation of federal funding.
Ironically, they were surprised when Trump kept his promise to bring down the hammer
of justice, hitting them where it really hurts.
The Los Angeles Times reported in December 2017 that the Trump administration has denied
Los Angeles a whopping $98-million in federal funding for bucking federal law by acting
as a sanctuary city, harboring illegal aliens and preventing ICE officials from carrying
out their arrests and deportations.
L.A. officials have announced that after applying for several major grants, including $3-million
in federal funding, they have been rejected by the U.S. Department of Justice while law-abiding
cities across America have been approved for the same grants.
Steve Soboroff, president of the civilian Police Commission that oversees the LAPD explained
that Trump�s DOJ has also denied their request for $3 million to fund community policing,
despite the fact that the same department has repeatedly thwarted ICE arrests.
Entitled liberals are calling it �retaliation� for defying �immigrant harassment.� Lawmakers
call it justice for breaking the law.
�Community policing is what policing�s all about.
Militaristic policing, immigrant harassment is not,� he said.
�By ignoring that, or prioritizing it beneath their issue of sanctuary cities and cooperation
with ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] � the priorities are wrong.�
�If this is the tip of the iceberg, we�re going to set back law enforcement and policing
and public safety by decades,� he added.
Although the DOJ hasn�t confirmed their reasoning for denying the LAPD nearly $100
million in grants that dozens of other law enforcement agencies received, Soboroff and
others in the department maintain that is Trump�s response to their sanctuary policies.
Commissioner Cynthia McClain-Hill agrees with Soboroff, demanding to know �what program
could have been more deserving� of the major grants than the LAPD.
Of course, the DOJ had already answered her question.
in announcing the grant awards last month, the Justice Department noted that 80% of the
agencies that received funds earned extra points �based on their certifications of
willingness to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.�
Expectedly, L.A. refused to sign the certification promising to work with ICE, proving their
willingness to take the taxpayers� money but not enforce the law.
Now, L.A. is hypocritically using the same law they continue to break to sue the DOJ.