Dem Rep. Garcia Defends Sanctuary Cities as ICE Raids Target Criminals

BALLASY Just doing a ░░░░░░░░ on the issue of ░░░░░░░░ Garcia Yes BALLASY The ░░░░░░░░ that are going on ░░░░░░░░ now do you support ░░░░░░░░ ones that are specifically ░░░░░░░░ those with criminal records ░░░░░░░░ were released in sanctuary ░░░░░░░░ for example Garcia Look ░░░░░░░░ cities protect everyone they ░░░░░░░░ trust between police departments ░░░░░░░░ community residents In Chicago ░░░░░░░░ re very proud of ░░░░░░░░ history This year will ░░░░░░░░ the 40th anniversary of ░░░░░░░░ being a sanctuary city ░░░░░░░░ s been a leader ░░░░░░░░ We want to protect ░░░░░░░░ Whenever a criminal is ░░░░░░░░ and someone who has ░░░░░░░░ our laws law enforcement ░░░░░░░░ the right to get ░░░░░░░░ warrant to pursue that ░░░░░░░░ and authorities will cooperate ░░░░░░░░ they have whether it ░░░░░░░░ Chicago Police Department whether ░░░░░░░░ in Cook County that ░░░░░░░░ what we have and ░░░░░░░░ s what builds safe ░░░░░░░░ BALLASY You ve probably ░░░░░░░░ some Republicans say that ░░░░░░░░ officials local or federal ░░░░░░░░ not be tipping off ░░░░░░░░ about ICE raids that ░░░░░░░░ be coming What do ░░░░░░░░ think about that Garcia ░░░░░░░░ know their constitutional rights ░░░░░░░░ though there are politicians ░░░░░░░░ to trample and confuse ░░░░░░░░ about their constitutional rights ░░░░░░░░ are exercising their rights ░░░░░░░░ they re aware of ░░░░░░░░ and they also appreciate ░░░░░░░░ threats to get rid ░░░░░░░░ their constitutional rights That ░░░░░░░░ why there are so ░░░░░░░░ lawsuits pending in Congress ░░░░░░░░ all the other assertions ░░░░░░░░ part of the rhetoric ░░░░░░░░ vilify and create a ░░░░░░░░ name for immigrants and ░░░░░░░░ blame them for other ░░░░░░░░ like the cost of ░░░░░░░░ which is what we ░░░░░░░░ to be addressing in ░░░░░░░░ here.”