BOOM! Trump Admin Just HIT the Oakland Mayor Where it HURTS
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Do you remember the Oakland, California mayor who sent out a “warning” to criminal illegals that ICE was planning raids in her city?
Well, Trump didn’t forget……
And he’s taking her down.
The DOJ is DEMANDING the anti-American mayor provide PROOF that her city is complying with federal immigration laws, and if not, federal grants could be pulled.
The Department of Justice on Friday sent a letter to Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf asking for proof the city is complying with a key immigration statute and warning failure to do so could put the city’s future federal grants at risk.
DOJ Bureau of Justice Assistance Director John Adler’s letter asks Oakland’s legal counsel to draft an opinion outlining how city policies fall in line with 8 USC 1373, a section of federal law prohibiting jurisdictions from enacting laws restricting communication between local officials and federal immigration authorities.
DOJ has reason to believe some of Oakland’s municipal guidelines violate Section 1373, according to the letter.
It refers specifically to an Oakland Police Department policy: “Officers shall not share non-public information about an individual’s address, upcoming court date, or release date with [U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or Customs and Border Protection]. Officers shall respond to an ICE or CBP request for non-public information only when a judicial warrant accompanies the request.”
That rule appears to restrict “the sending of information regarding immigration status,” a violation of Section 1373, according to the DOJ.
Oakland has until May 14 to respond with an opinion showing otherwise.
Among California’s large cities, Oakland has been under particular scrutiny from President Donald Trump’s administration since February, when Schaaf tweeted out a warning of an impeding immigration sweep in the San Francisco Bay area. Trump denounced Schaaf for tipping off potential targets of the operation. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ department would look at possible obstruction of justice charges against the mayor, the attorney general said.
Under Sessions, the DOJ has tried to pressure sanctuary cities by threatening to withhold certain federal funds, as part of the Trump administration’s broader crackdown on illegal immigration.