UPDATE: US Attorney in LA Bill Essayli tells me since our report aired yesterday, he's been contacted by several other US Attorneys in sanctuary jurisdictions around the country, including CA, who are interested in taking part in this operation to "neutralize" sanctuary policies.… https://t.co/bCjMRMYJ7L
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_)May 20, 2025
Expect a snowball effect here - for a long time, sanctuary jurisdictions and activists have demanded of ICE "where is your warrant?!"
The federal plan is to "flood the system" with criminal judicial warrants which can't be ignored by local jails
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