They don't get what they want with persuasion and negotiation, so they try to muscle their way through.
Fuckin' bullies. Weak shit bullying pussies.
Markwayne Mullin said officers in some Democrat-run ‘sanctuary’ cities could not be relied upon to enforce immigration policy
President Trump’s new homeland security secretary has suggested he will withdraw customs officers from the airports of Democrat-run “sanctuary cities” that protect undocumented migrants.
The proposal from Markwayne Mullin, who was appointed to the role last month, would affect international travellers at many of the busiest airports in the United States, including JFK in New York, Los Angeles international airport and Denver international airport.
“If they’re a sanctuary city, should they really be processing customs into their city?” Mullin said on Fox News in his first interview since taking up the role.
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His words are seen as an attack on local sanctuary policies, which typically limit police co-operation with federal immigration authorities.
“Right now remember the Democrats are wanting to defund Customs and Border Patrol,” Mullin added, misnaming Customs and Border Protection. “Well, who processes those individuals when they walk off the plane?
“If they’re a sanctuary city and they’re receiving international flights, and we’re asking them to partner with us at the airport, but once they walk out of the airport they’re not going to enforce immigration policy? Maybe we need to have a really hard look at that, because we need to focus on cities that want to work with us.”
Twelve states and 18 cities are recognised as sanctuary jurisdictions by the US government. Their status has survived a number of legal challenges.
New York, Los Angeles, New Orleans, San Francisco, Seattle, Philadelphia, Denver, Boston and Chicago are all on the list. Each of those cities has a big airport.
Mullin, a former Oklahoma senator, replaced Kristi Noem as head of the department after Trump fired her last month. She had carried out the president’s mass-deportation agenda for more than a year.
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Experts said Mullin, a longstanding ally and friend of Trump, was unlikely to go through with the customs proposal as it would devastate the aviation industry, but still expressed concern.
“I did some research. By administration’s own definitions this would end international air travel at US airports where about 58 per cent of international traffic happens,” Todd Schulte, president of the pro-immigration political advocacy organisation FWD, wrote on X, “so would crash economy (hence won’t happen). [But] it’s very bad it even gets floated!”
Gavin Newsom, the governor of California and a possible Democratic presidential contender for 2028, also condemned the idea. “If you thought the economy was bad with Trump’s war driving prices at the pump up … just wait until international travel is halted at some of the busiest airports in the world,” he said on X. “Talk about a stupid idea (no wonder it’s being considered by the Trump admin).”
California Governor Gavin Newsom gestures during a press conference on law enforcement efforts targeting illicit fentanyl in San Diego.
Gavin Newsom called the proposal “stupid”
Federal funding for the Department of Homeland Security lapsed on February 14, triggering a partial government shutdown and a prolonged stand-off between Democrats and Republicans over immigration enforcement funding.
The Trump administration has long fought a legal and political battle with sanctuary jurisdictions. Last year a federal judge in San Francisco issued an injunction prohibiting the White House from retaliating against sanctuary cities by withholding federal funding.
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