DHS Sec. Mullin: We’re Enforcing Laws that Congress Passed, If Congress Does Not Like It, They Have Ability to Change It

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MULLIN: "We spend most of our time in ICE and in sanctuary cities going after individuals that are illegally in this country, that's been released by the state or city in sanctuary cities that we have put detainers on. These are rapists, child molesters, murderers, sex traffickers, these are drug cartels, gang members, these are terrorists terrorizing our community, and in sanctuary cities they are literally releasing them back onto the street. So in this particular case, we've asked the state of California, 'Are you kidding me?! Give us this guy back, let us deport him.' But they are refusing. And in Colorado, I was in Colorado last week, in Colorado there was a sheriff there that was being prosecuted by the state, fining him $50,000 because he released an illegal into ICE’s custody that was — I'm trying to figure out if I can say what he was released for, but it was a very serious crime. And the issue they had is they said it was against state law to participate with federal agents. And you're going, ICE did not make these laws. ICE is enforcing the laws that Congress is going out there complaining about. We’re simply enforcing the laws that Congress passed. If Congress does not like it, then they have the ability to change it. But my men and women that I had the privilege to serve with every single day underneath President Trump's leadership, we’re going out there and we're arresting the worst of the worst. 70% of the people we encounter every day have a felony charge or have already served time for a felony that we’re deporting."