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Jessica Vaughn

Sculptor

Jul 11, 2026

16:44
YANG Jessica, what's the strongest public safety argument against sanctuary or welcoming city policies? Do you have any concerns what Mayor Elker said?
16:52
Yes, the problem is that sanctuary policies prevent ICE from doing the work it does of enforcing immigration laws against its highest priority targets.
17:06
And this is because sanctuary policies typically prohibit local law enforcement agencies from communicating with ICE, from sharing information, from honoring detainers in the system that Congress created when they provide probable cause and a warrant of arrest or a warrant of removal.
17:27
The result is that the people that ICE is trying to arrest end up being released back into the community.
17:35
And then ICE has to go looking for them and make those arrests in public places, which is very unnerving to the public, and it's more dangerous for everyone.
17:47
So we have to remember that ICE is primarily targeting the most egregious immigration offenders, particularly criminals.
17:56
And immigrants in their community don't want to have these people returned to those communities to continue preying on them and committing more crimes.
21:25
What's your response to that going forward, and what are your concerns about that?

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