
Sanctuary cities putting money in hands of cartels, Trump administration says
As CNN reports, Schwab accused Sessions and Acting Director Tom Homan of deliberately spreading misleading information after ICE slammed Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf's decision to warn the public about upcoming ICE raids.
Schwab, however, told the Chronicle that those statements were falsehoods, and led to his resignation.
Schwab told several media outlets that the statement was false, in part, because ICE raids never result in the arrest of 100 percent of the targets.
Sanctuary cities are actually enticing more people to pay smugglers to help them make the unsafe trek north, not only putting people at risk but also enriching the smuggling cartels themselves, a senior administration official said Monday. "Then I took some time and I quit".
"Even one criminal alien on the street can put public safety at risk and as Director Homan stated, while we can't put a number on how many targets avoided arrest due to the mayor's warning, it clearly had an impact".
"Those are 800 wanted aliens that are now at large in that community -most are wanted criminals that ICE will now have to pursue with more difficulty in more unsafe situations, all because of one mayor's irresponsible action". Schwab appears to be the first official casualty of that PR war. "To say that 100 percent are risky criminals on the street, or that those people weren't picked up because of the misguided actions of the mayor, is just wrong", Schwab said. At the time, Schaaf said she wanted to protect "law-abiding" immigrants from "the constant threat of arrest and deportation". About half of the people picked up had felonies or misdemeanors on their records, officials say.
Meanwhile, President Trump, who called Schaaf a disgrace during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, said ICE was prepared to arrest "close to 1,000 people", but only got "a fraction" of that thanks to Schaaf. The Chronicle quoted unnamed ICE officials confirming Schwab's resignation but declining to discuss specifics, citing confidentiality for personnel matters.
Schaaf's warning on February 24, an attempt to protect undocumented immigrants who did not have criminal charges against them and would be separated from their families if detained, ruined the operation that would have arrested potentially hundreds of "criminal aliens", according to statements from ICE Acting Director Thomas D. Homan, Sessions, and Trump.
CNN has reached out to ICE in Washington and the Department of Justice for comment.
In his attack on Schaaf, Trump said 85 percent of the targeted immigrants had criminal records.
In actuality, Schwab said, the raid was more successful than ICE planned. Obama EPA chief: Reg rollback won't stand MORE said that Homan had told him "ICE failed to make 800 arrests that they would have made if the mayor had not acted as she did". I think she could have had other options.
"I commend Mr. Schwab for speaking the truth while under intense pressure to lie", she said in a statement to The Post. Schwab told CNN he'd "never" been in a situation "where someone asked me to deflect when we absolutely knew something was awry".
"It's the job of a public affairs officer to offer transparency for the agency you work for", Schwab told the Chronicle. I felt like we weren't doing that.
He added when he took the job in August 2015 during the Obama administration, after having worked as a public affairs specialist for the U.S. Army Reserve in Mountain View and as a spokesman for the NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Field for more than 15 years, he never could have imagined what he would be asked to do.
Recommended News
-
Taylor Swift's "Delicate" Music Video Under Fire for Ripping Off Perfume Ad
Taylor Swift has been accused of lifting elements from director Spike Jonze's 2016 Kenzo perfume commercial for her new music video.Shoe memorial represents thousands of victims of U.S. gun violence
Donors to the shoe monument include actresses Susan Sarandon and Bette Midler , and talk show host Chelsea Handler . The figure used by Avaaz would amount to approximately 6,825 children killed by guns in that time period.Packers to sign Pro Bowl TE Jimmy Graham
The tag for tight ends will run teams around $10 million this year, but Graham was already making that. Who does Seattle still have at tight end? We would expect the Packers to utilize him more like that. -
Jaguars Fully Committing to Run Game With Andrew Norwell Signing
Norwell's deal with Jacksonville can not be made official until the new NFL league year starts on Wednesday afternoon. Norwell immediately solidifies the left side of the Jacksonville line that already had Cam Robinson at left tackle.Aditya Narayan apparently took wrong U-turn, leading to accident: Mumbai cops
The condition of the auto rickshaw driver is being reported as critical, however, there has been no fatality in the accident yet. Aditya's medical examination is being carried on and he is likely to be questioned by the authorities on 13 March.Here's The Declassified Video of US Navy Pilots Encountering a UFO
Christopher Mellon, a former deputy assistant secretary of defense for intelligence in the Clinton and George W. Mellon wrote, "We have no idea what's behind these weird incidents because we're not investigating". -
VW Confirms 3 New EVs For 2018, SEDRIC Concept To Enter Production
Managing the technology shift requires an intense focus on maintaining profitability from Volkswagen's current lineup. Volkswagen plans to launch the first full MEB auto , the I.D. hatch, in 2020 as the leader for an entire I.D.Jeff Flake to Write Bill to Nullify Trump Tariffs
But in numerous public statements , Trump has cited U.S. jobs and unfair trade when talking about the tariffs. Wisconsin's three highest-ranking Republicans - House Speaker Paul Ryan , U.S.UK police investigate Russian businessman's death in London
Mr Glushkov is believed to have been close friends with Russian businessman Boris Berezovsky , a reported enemy of Vladimir Putin. British police said at the time they found no sign of a struggle, suggesting Berezovsky had taken his own life. -
Zayn Malik Shares A Sour Instagram Post Following Split From Gigi Hadid
Malik called Hadid an incredible soul and explained that he was grateful for everyone that is respecting their decision. This could mean a number of things- maybe she is a busy person who just hasn't gotten around to it yet.Nicole Kidman to star in new HBO series 'The Undoing'
In the mean time, fans can look forward to seeing Kidman reprise the role of Celeste on Little Lies when it returns for Season 2. Abrams' Demimonde , Jordan Peele's Lovecraft Country, True Detective, Sharp Objects, The Deuce and Here and Now, among others.EU And UK In Another Spat Over Expat Rights
In the free trade agreement we can offer trade in goods, with the aim of covering all sectors, subject to zero tariffs and no quantitative restrictions.