Friday, February 14, 2020

Trump Demands Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities

Crime victims harmed by dangerous illegal aliens should be able to sue the so-called sanctuary jurisdictions that unleashed them on an unwitting public in defiance of federal immigration authorities, President Donald Trump declared in his State of the Union address.

Sanctuary cities really ought to be called traitor cities because they are in open rebellion against the United States just as much as the Confederate Army was when it opened fire on Fort Sumter.

"Senator Thom Tillis has introduced legislation to allow Americans like Jody to sue sanctuary cities and states when a loved one is hurt or killed as a result of these deadly practices," Trump said Feb. 4, referring to Jody Jones, a guest at the speech whose brother, Rocky Jones, was allegedly shot and killed by two-time deportee Gustavo Garcia, an illegal alien wanted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The bill Sen. Tillis introduced, S. 2059, the proposed "Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities Act," would allow a victim of a crime committed by an illegal alien to sue the sanctuary jurisdiction that shielded the alien from ICE for compensatory damages.

S. 2059 would allow "a civil action [to be] brought against a sanctuary jurisdiction by an individual who- is injured or harmed by an alien who benefitted from a sanctuary policy of the sanctuary jurisdiction; and would not have been so injured or harmed but for the alien receiving the benefit of such sanctuary policy."

"The Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities Act is commonsense legislation that will enhance public safety and hold sanctuary jurisdictions accountable for their refusal to cooperate with federal law enforcement."

Attorney General William Barr announced Feb. 10 that the U.S. Department of Justice is cracking down on sanctuary states and cities that have "Policies and laws designed to thwart the ability of federal officers to take custody of these criminals and thereby help them escape back into the community."

https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2020/02/trump-demands-justice-victims-sanctuary-cities-matthew-vadum/

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