Department of Justice Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Thursday warned top California Democrats to “stand down or face prosecution” after Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) threatened to have federal law enforcement agents operating in her district arrested.
Pelosi stated in a press release Wednesday that San Francisco police may arrest federal agents if they are found violating state law during U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids. Blanche stated on Friday that any officer who lays a hand on federal law enforcement will be committing a crime.
The former speaker issued the press release in reaction to “reports of a planned mass immigration raid” in the San Francisco area, and denounced the raids as an “appalling abuse of law enforcement power.”
President Trump has since put on hold his decision to send 100 additional ICE and federal agents to San Francisco, giving the local government one more chance to tackle the city’s high crime problem.
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Department of Justice Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Thursday warned top California Democrats to “stand down or face prosecution” after Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) threatened to have federal law enforcement agents operating in her district arrested.
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Pelosi stated in a press release Wednesday that San Francisco police may arrest federal agents if they are found violating state law during U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids. Blanche stated on Friday that any officer who lays a hand on federal law enforcement will be committing a crime.
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The former speaker issued the press release in reaction to “reports of a planned mass immigration raid” in the San Francisco area, and denounced the raids as an “appalling abuse of law enforcement power.”
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President Trump has since put on hold his decision to send 100 additional ICE and federal agents to San Francisco, giving the local government one more chance to tackle the city’s high crime problem.