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Teams are out there as of today,
Homan said on "America’s Newsroom" on Tuesday
Right out of the gate it’s public safety threats, those who are in the country illegally that have been convicted, arrested for serious crime,
he said
Every family and child deserves to feel safe and secure in the place they call home. Every resident of Illinois should know their rights. I intend to protect those rights and ensure our state laws are followed.”
In a statement on X, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker posted an advisory from the state’s Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights accompanied by the following message
We’re concentrating on the worst first, the public safety threats and national security threats,
said Tom HomanICE is performing excellent right now out in the field, and they’re going to continue every day,
he addedReport illegal aliens at schools, at work, at church, at restaurants, in your neighborhood. There is nowhere to hide.”
Several union officers for United Farm Workers, a labor union that advocates for migrant farmworkers, received mailed-in bulletins readingPotentially, that person may not be a criminal but they still have gone through the immigration process, seen an immigration judge and refused to leave,
Fabbricatore stated
ICE agents are doing their job-- the job they should have been doing for the last four years,
former Colorado Immigration Enforcement director John Fabbricatore told DailyMail.comIn the last 24 hours, ICE arrested over 308 serious criminals. Some of them were murderers. Some of them were rapists. Some of them raped a child."
Border Czar Tom Homan told Fox News Wednesday
If ICE is outside your door, don't panic and remember: you have rights. Don't open the door. Ask to see a warrant. ICE can't enter without one,
one of Hechinger's posts read
Not too exciting, was it?" ... I didn't think it was a good service. They could do much better."
When asked by reporters about his thoughts on the sermon, Trump responded ... adding,
Many of the president's proposed executive orders, however, are strictly punitive measures such as changing enforcement targets to include schools, churches and hospitals, and are designed to inflict pain on the most vulnerable—families, children and even the sick and injured."
Janet Murguía, president and CEO of Latino civil rights and advocacy organization UnidosUS, told NewsweekI became an educator to advocate for all students, and I will ensure their rights and privacy are upheld. Our schools will remain a safe space where all students can learn, grow, and succeed without fear or discrimination."
Interim school superintendent Dr. Royce Avery said in a press releaseEvery student in Bridgeport, regardless of their immigration status, has the right to feel secure and supported in our schools,
he saidICE teams are out there as of today. We gave them direction to prioritize public safety threats that we're looking for. So we were working up the target list,
Homan saidThe law is clear, the law is clear of criminality. I've made that clear,
Adams saidThere's no restriction with the NYPD to coordinate with the various task forces around criminality,
Adams saidThere is a lot of room, we already have task forces with federal partners,
Adams said when asked if his administration can work ICE and at the same time comply with its sanctuary city law, which limits cooperation with federal immigration authoritiesThere's no restrictions. Nothing has changed there. We're going to continue to collaborate with all of our federal partners when it comes down to illegal behaviors,
he continuedWhat I'm telling you is when we go find our priority target, which is a criminal alien, if he's with others in the United States illegally, we're going to take enforcement action against them,
the border czar said