Minnesota lawmakers continue to seek to make the state a “sanctuary” for illegal aliens after the arrest of a suspected al-Shabaab terrorist.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) took the man into custody. 27 years old On January 20, a Somali national from Minneapolis, Minnesota, who had previously entered the country illegally near San Ysidro, California, was later released on his own recognizance. Nearly 30 Democratic state legislators are proposing a bill that would prohibit state law enforcement from working with federal agencies to deport illegal aliens. according to To the Minnesota Reformers. (Related: Exclusive: Terrorists caught crossing border illegally were allowed to roam free for almost a year, memo says)
This bill, known as the “North Star Act,” senate and House of Representatives Advocates plan to push for passage of the bill in the coming weeks, reformers say.
Mr. Biden's acting ICE director confirmed our reporting on al-Shabaab terrorists who crossed the southern border and were released into the United States for nearly a year before ICE apprehended them.
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“We don’t want to waste precious resources enforcing our broken federal immigration system,” Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) state Rep. Sandra Feist told Reformers. “This is a huge priority for me this session because Donald Trump has said he wants to mobilize state and local resources to enact his immigration vision.”
The bill would also apply to teachers and professors at public educational institutions, local government employees, and public health workers. Among other prohibitions, it prohibits such persons from sharing data regarding their immigration status, discriminating in the treatment of individuals based on their immigration status, and using state funds to assist federal authorities in removing illegal aliens. Prohibits applications for federal funds as a condition.
“[T]This may be our last chance to pass legislation like this that ensures Minnesota is not complicit in that vision,” Feist told Reformer.
“Why on earth would the Democratic trifecta in St. Paul make Minnesota a sanctuary state when sanctuary cities and states across the country are failing?” Republican State Leadership Committee spokeswoman Stephanie Rivera he told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
DFL state Sen. Omar Fateh of Minneapolis, the lead sponsor of the state Senate bill, did not respond to a request for comment.
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