Fox News: ICE Cancels Operation Targeting Sex Offenders

BILA As the White ░░░░░░░░ overhauls immigration policy ICE ░░░░░░░░ Operation Talon a program ░░░░░░░░ remove convicted sex offenders ░░░░░░░░ the country illegally But ░░░░░░░░ attorneys general are urging ░░░░░░░░ Biden to reverse the ░░░░░░░░ writing The cancellation of ░░░░░░░░ program effectively broadcasts to ░░░░░░░░ world that the United ░░░░░░░░ is now a sanctuary ░░░░░░░░ for sexual predators Florida ░░░░░░░░ General Ashley Moody signed ░░░░░░░░ letter and joins me ░░░░░░░░ Attorney General thank you ░░░░░░░░ being here with us ░░░░░░░░ morning Can you just ░░░░░░░░ a little bit to ░░░░░░░░ importance of Operation Talon ░░░░░░░░ the potential consequences of ░░░░░░░░ that MOODY Absolutely As ░░░░░░░░ know states like Florida ░░░░░░░░ really struggle with combating ░░░░░░░░ trafficking we re third ░░░░░░░░ the nation in terms ░░░░░░░░ calls to the National ░░░░░░░░ Trafficking Hotline we rely ░░░░░░░░ the federal government to ░░░░░░░░ our local and state ░░░░░░░░ enforcement and remove those ░░░░░░░░ are lurking in our ░░░░░░░░ that are sexual predators ░░░░░░░░ that are preying on ░░░░░░░░ most vulnerable And so ░░░░░░░░ have an administration Joe ░░░░░░░░ cancel an operation that ░░░░░░░░ focusing on sexual offenders ░░░░░░░░ our country as the ░░░░░░░░ General of Florida certainly ░░░░░░░░ as a mother it ░░░░░░░░ horrifying BILA I m ░░░░░░░░ sure I understand what ░░░░░░░░ would exist for its ░░░░░░░░ Is there any reason ░░░░░░░░ can see for why ░░░░░░░░ operation would be removed ░░░░░░░░ what the reasoning behind ░░░░░░░░ would be MOODY Absolutely ░░░░░░░░ I was a former ░░░░░░░░ prosecutor Effective targeted operations ░░░░░░░░ administrations these operations help ░░░░░░░░ do their jobs especially ░░░░░░░░ states like Florida that ░░░░░░░░ on federal agencies and ░░░░░░░░ enforcement to help them ░░░░░░░░ these dangerous people from ░░░░░░░░ communities There is no ░░░░░░░░ this operation should be ░░░░░░░░ And the message to ░░░░░░░░ Biden is to stop ░░░░░░░░ our hands in law ░░░░░░░░ and let the men ░░░░░░░░ women that took the ░░░░░░░░ to protect these communities ░░░░░░░░ their jobs and that ░░░░░░░░ to protect those within ░░░░░░░░ states And the only ░░░░░░░░ we can do that ░░░░░░░░ state of Florida can ░░░░░░░░ go out and remove ░░░░░░░░ deport criminal predators within ░░░░░░░░ communities we need the ░░░░░░░░ government to do their ░░░░░░░░ Is it surprising that ░░░░░░░░ Biden would do this ░░░░░░░░ at all it doesn ░░░░░░░░ surprise me but we ░░░░░░░░ to keep the pressure ░░░░░░░░ them to remind them ░░░░░░░░ his duty to protect ░░░░░░░░ states and this country ░░░░░░░░ Yeah and Attorney General ░░░░░░░░ we just look at ░░░░░░░░ of those numbers ICE ░░░░░░░░ operations for charges of ░░░░░░░░ assault this is for ░░░░░░░░ year 2020 charges 1 ░░░░░░░░ prior convictions 3 051 ░░░░░░░░ total 4 385 certainly ░░░░░░░░ small number So what ░░░░░░░░ the next step You ░░░░░░░░ 18 attorneys general who ░░░░░░░░ signed this letter what ░░░░░░░░ next MOODY Look not ░░░░░░░░ is it common sense ░░░░░░░░ the federal government would ░░░░░░░░ its job and enforce ░░░░░░░░ laws but it s ░░░░░░░░ legally required that they ░░░░░░░░ the laws that are ░░░░░░░░ forth and we re ░░░░░░░░ nation of a rule ░░░░░░░░ laws They are charged ░░░░░░░░ the responsibility of removing ░░░░░░░░ people that are in ░░░░░░░░ country illegally we rely ░░░░░░░░ that So the attorneys ░░░░░░░░ will be consistently pushing ░░░░░░░░ ensuring that they are ░░░░░░░░ their job upholding the ░░░░░░░░ and all legal recourse ░░░░░░░░ be considered and pursued ░░░░░░░░ Attorney General thank you ░░░░░░░░ much for joining us ░░░░░░░░ morning We appreciate it ░░░░░░░░ Thank you, appreciate it.”