Reposted from an email from Bobbie Patray, Chairman of Tennessee Eagle Forum - It appears that regardless what we do here
in Tennessee, the Mayor and the Metro Council are determined to turn
Nashville into a 'sanctuary city' DESPITE the fact that TN Eagle Forum
worked VERY HARD to pass a bill to PROHIBIT Sanctuary Cities in 2018. In addition, they seem to be giving no attention to the danger this could be creating in our county.
Mayor David Briley calls for sweeping investigation of Nashville's probation department following reports of ICE involvement
Scrutiny of the city's probation
department intensified Thursday, with Mayor David Briley and a broad
swath of the Metro Council demanding investigations into the
department's cooperation with federal immigration agents seeking to
deport immigrants in the country illegally.
Briley is calling for an investigation
and performance audit of the General Sessions Probation Department
following reports that the agency is sharing information on probationers
with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
In a letter sent Thursday morning to
Interim Metropolitan Auditor Gina Pruitt, Briley said it was "absolutely
unacceptable" that Probation Director Robert Green and probation
officers have been cooperating with ICE agents since at least 2017.
Briley said the behavior "does not reflect the character of our city."
"It also significantly undermines the
public's trust in local government," Briley said in the letter obtained
by The Tennessean. "Further, these interactions threaten to discourage
justice-involved individuals from complying with the terms of their
supervised release."
Metro Council members call for investigation into Nashville probation officers assisting ICE agents
Yihyun Jeong, Nashville TennesseanPublished 4:17 p.m. CT Aug. 28, 2019 | Updated 5:52 p.m. CT Aug. 28, 2019
Metro Council members are asking the General Session Court to
investigate reports that Nashville's probation director and his staff
are working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to arrest
and detain individuals under probation supervision.
In a letter Wednesday, a group of council members called upon the
General Sessions judges and court administrator Warner Hassell to ensure
that the city's probation department immediately ceases assisting ICE
on civil immigration matters.
Sanctuary County Ignores ICE Detainer Request, Releases Alleged Rapist Back Into the Public
August 21, 2019 Ohio Star Staff by Jason Hopkins
A Maryland detention center ignored a detainer request by ICE and
released an alleged rapist from custody, the latest run-in between
federal immigration authorities and the county since it enacted a
"sanctuary city" executive order.
Rodrigo Castro-Montejo, a 25-year-old Salvadoran national, was arrested
by local authorities in Montgomery County, Maryland on August 10 and
charged with second-degree rape and second-degree assault. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement (ICE) placed a detainer request on him on August
12 because Castro-Montejo is living in the U.S. illegally, an agency
spokeswoman told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
However, the Montgomery County Detention Center ignored the request and
released him the following day. News of Castro-Montejo's release marks
the latest national headline for the liberal enclave since County
Executive Mark Elrich, a Democrat, signed an executive order that
largely prohibits how local law enforcement from interacting with ICE.
The executive order forbids police from asking people about their
immigration status, and it also prohibits them from cooperating with
federal immigration authorities under most circumstances. The order,
known formally as "The Promoting Community Trust Executive Order,"
builds on sanctuary policies already established in the county.
However, in just a month since the order was signed by Elrich, the
Democrat-run county has attracted national attention for the arrests of
illegal aliens accused of rape.
Montgomery County Police arrested Mauricio Barrera-Navidad, 29, and
Carlos Palacios-Amaya, 28 - both of whom are residents of Montgomery
County - for allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl on multiple occasions.
One of the suspects allegedly raped the middle school-aged girl orally,
vaginally, and anally, according to authorities, all while he lived in
the county that afforded him sanctuary protection.
Fugitive Cities Have Harbored 10,000 Criminal-Alien Recidivists
By DEROY MURDOCK March 9, 2018 3:58 PM
Let's stop calling them 'sanctuaries.'
The phrase "sanctuary cities" is warm and welcoming. Sanctuaries are
safe, cozy, and sometimes therapeutic. This term is also a deceptive
euphemism for something thoroughly unacceptable.
Conservatives redefined the debate on the "estate tax" when 60 Plus
Association founder Jim Martin rechristened it the "Death Tax."
Likewise, those who seek law, order, and sanity in immigration should
refer to "sanctuary cities" as "fugitive cities."
Anyone who hides a wanted criminal from federal officials could be
prosecuted for harboring a fugitive. According to 18 U.S. Code § 1071,
it is "an offense to harbor or conceal any person for whose arrest a
warrant or process has been issued, so as to prevent the fugitive's
discovery and arrest." Also, 8 U.S. Code § 1324 prohibits sheltering
illegal aliens from authorities. Breaking these laws can cost up to five
years behind bars.
Believe me, we, and the members of the General Assembly, are paying
close attention to the activities of the present mayor and Metro Council
to see if they violate the law we worked to hard to passed and hold
them accountable.
Blessings
Bobbie Patray
P.S. If you feel so inclined, you can contact the mayor HERE; the Metro Council members HERE.
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