Sanctuary Cities

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The Los Angeles Dodgers have announced they will donate $1 Million to assist families impacted by two weeks of immigration raids in Southern California.

It comes just over two months after the reigning World Series champions cozied up to Donald Trump during a ceremony to mark their success at the White House.

The Dodgers announced the steps in a five-paragraph news release that was delicately worded to avoid potentially inflammatory political terms, and which stopped short of an explicit condemnation of the federal policy.

The team said only that the financial aid would be provided 'for families of immigrants impacted by recent events in the region.'

Dodgers turn on Trump months after cozying up to him at White House

Back in April, the reigning World Series champions cozied up to Donald Trump during a ceremony to mark their success at the White House.

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Bishop Appointed By Pope Leo Descends on California Court to Persuade ICE Not To Deport Migrants​

A bishop appointed by Pope Leo descended on a California court today with a dozen other priests and faith leaders in an attempt to persuade ICE against deporting migrants.

Newly-appointed Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of San Diego, Michael Pham made an appeal on June 11, asking fellow men of the cloth to join migrants at hearings at the federal courthouse on June 20, International Refugee Day.

Friday, he was among 16 who went to the Southern California federal courthouse to support the migrants in the US legally who were pleading their cases.


Bishop Michael Pham (right) of the Diocese of San Diego poses for a photo with then Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost before he became Pope Leo. The pontiff elevated Pham to the position of bishop in May

However, one of the priests in attendance believes they did make an impact, telling DailyMail.com that ICE agents left after seeing the priests.

'Our presence made them scamper away. When ICE agents saw us come into the courtroom, they submitted the names and photos of the persons they were seeking to the court, but then they didn't stay to try and apprehend them,' Father Scott Santarosa of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish told Daily Mail.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14832363/Bishop-appointed-Pope-Leo-descends-California-court-persuade-ICE-not-deport-migrants.html

 

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Gavin Newsom Sipped Wine at Napa Fundraiser while Anti-ICE Protesters Plunged LA into Chaos​

California Gov. Gavin Newsom threw on a pair of sunglasses and sipped wine at a ritzy charity event at his sun-drenched vineyard earlier this month – just as chaotic, anti-ICE protests kicked off in Los Angeles.

One witness was appalled that the Democrat was casually enjoying a glass of vino in a V-neck T-shirt and baseball cap the day after his City of Angels started spiraling into violence, with rioters throwing concrete rocks at cops and vandalizing federal buildings.


But more than 400 miles away, downtown Los Angeles was plunged into chaos the same day – rioters were busted for tossing Molotov cocktails at law enforcement while vehicles were set on fire and scrawled with graffiti reading “KILL ICE” and “F–K ICE.”


The “Vineyard Vibes” event happened on June 7, as one witness there was shocked to see Newsom in a V-neck T-shirt enjoying a glass of wine on the same day protests were breaking out across the City of Angels.

Gavin Newsom sipped wine at Napa fundraiser while anti-ICE protesters plunged LA into chaos

California Gov. Gavin Newsom threw on a pair of sunglasses and sipped wine at a ritzy party at his sun-drenched vineyard earlier this month – just as chaotic, anti-ICE protests kicked off in Los An…

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Gavin Newsom Sipped Wine at Napa Fundraiser while Anti-ICE Protesters Plunged LA into Chaos​

California Gov. Gavin Newsom threw on a pair of sunglasses and sipped wine at a ritzy charity event at his sun-drenched vineyard earlier this month – just as chaotic, anti-ICE protests kicked off in Los Angeles.

One witness was appalled that the Democrat was casually enjoying a glass of vino in a V-neck T-shirt and baseball cap the day after his City of Angels started spiraling into violence, with rioters throwing concrete rocks at cops and vandalizing federal buildings.

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But more than 400 miles away, downtown Los Angeles was plunged into chaos the same day – rioters were busted for tossing Molotov cocktails at law enforcement while vehicles were set on fire and scrawled with graffiti reading “KILL ICE” and “F–K ICE.”

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The “Vineyard Vibes” event happened on June 7, as one witness there was shocked to see Newsom in a V-neck T-shirt enjoying a glass of wine on the same day protests were breaking out across the City of Angels.

Gavin Newsom sipped wine at Napa fundraiser while anti-ICE protesters plunged LA into chaos

California Gov. Gavin Newsom threw on a pair of sunglasses and sipped wine at a ritzy party at his sun-drenched vineyard earlier this month – just as chaotic, anti-ICE protests kicked off in Los An…

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Gavin doesn't care as long as he keeps getting migrant votes & living the high life.

 

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Nassau County Brushes Off NYCLU Lawsuit, vows to move forward with plan to Deputize Local Cops To ‘Partner’ With ICE​

Nassau County’s top elected official promised to move forward with plans to deputize 10 detectives to work with ICE, brushing off a new lawsuit that claims the move is illegal under the state’s sanctuary policies.

County Executive Bruce Blakeman (R) said he is “not concerned at all” about the new litigation from the New York Civil Liberties Union and defiantly said the team will move forward regardless of who tries to get in the way.

“We will vigorously defend our right to partner with ICE,” Blakeman said outside of the county legislature Wednesday.

The NYCLU and several immigrant rights groups argue in the suit that the agreement between Nassau police and ICE violates state orders by allowing local officers to act as federal immigration agents.


The lawsuit is the first of its kind in New York State, and attacks the agreement between the county and the federal government — saying it undermines protections against unreasonable searches and seizures.

Nassau County brushes off NYCLU lawsuit, vows to move forward with plan to deputize local cops to ‘partner’ with ICE

Nassau County’s top elected official promised to move forward with plans to deputize 10 detectives to work with ICE, brushing off a new lawsuit that claims the move is illegal under the state…

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Trump’s DOJ Sues Orange County, California for Allegedly Hiding Illegal Voter Registrations of Noncitizens​

President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit against Orange County, California, election officials, accusing them of concealing voter registrations of noncitizens on its voter rolls.

“Voting by non-citizens is a federal crime, and states and counties that refuse to disclose all requested voter information are in violation of well-established federal elections laws,” Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said in a statement:

Removal of non-citizens from the state’s voter rolls is critical to ensuring that the State’s voter rolls are accurate and that elections in California are conducted without fraudulent voting. The Department of Justice will hold jurisdictions that refuse to comply with federal voting laws accountable.

The lawsuit accuses the Orange County Registrar of Voters, Robert Page, of violating both the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) and the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) by allegedly refusing to hand over voter information to the Justice Department and hiding voter registrations of noncitizens on the county’s voter rolls.

DOJ Sues Orange County for Allegedly Hiding Noncitizens' Voter Registrations

President Donald Trump's Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit against Orange County, California, election officials.

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Mayor Eric Adams on Friday struck a handshake deal with the City Council on a record-breaking nearly $116 billion budget — which would create a new department to regulate e-bikes, sources said.

City Hall also agreed to give the council a major boost in funding for immigration services to the tune of $54.5 million, a source familiar with the deal said.


That pot would provide $41.9 million in free legal assistance for migrants facing deportation and who need help with benefits — a sticking point for city Democrats looking to fight back against President Trump’s strict immigration enforcement.

Another $12.5 million would go toward pro bono lawyers who would help unaccompanied minor immigrants in removal hearings, sources said.

“That is more than any other major city in America,” Adams said of the overall immigration pot of money.

NYC’s massive $116B budget cracks down on e-bikes, includes $10M for universal childcare — and millions for immigrant services

Mayor Eric Adams struck a handshake deal with the City Council Friday on a massive around $116 billion budget — that’ll include a new crackdown on e-bikes, according to sources.

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BREAKING NEWS: Trump goes to War against 'sanctuary city' Los Angeles with major new action​

Donald Trump is ramping up his war against liberal 'sanctuary city' Los Angeles with a new major lawsuit.

The Justice Department, led by Trump appointee Pam Bondi, sued the city on Monday following weeks of anti-ICE riots and destruction.

The lawsuit argues that LA's policies attempting to 'deliberately' thwart the work of immigration agents violate federal law.

'Sanctuary policies were the driving cause of the violence, chaos, and attacks on law enforcement that Americans recently witnessed in Los Angeles,' Bondi said in a statement to Fox News.

Trump goes to war against Los Angeles with major new action

Donald Trump is ramping up his war against liberal 'sanctuary city' Los Angeles with a new major lawsuit.

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NYC Driving School Rigged Driver’s Licenses For Illegal Immigrants — Even If They Couldn’t Drive: DA​

A Big Apple driving school paid off DMV examiners to fraudulently fast-track driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants — even if they had no clue how to drive, Staten Island prosecutors said Tuesday.

T&E Driving School in Queens took cash from Chinese immigrants — many of whom didn’t even speak English — and paid off a crew of Department of Motor Vehicles employees on Staten Island to illegally obtain driver’s licenses, District Attorney Michael McMahon said at a press conference.

The crackdown, dubbed Operation Road Test, took down the ring in a joint investigation with state investigators and the US Department of Homeland Security, prosecutors said.



T&E owner Weixian Tan, secretary Weiwen Tan, employee Winnie Yang and school road test driver Wenfeng Yang set up the scam by paying off DMV examiners Aji Idicula, Tianna Rose Andolina and Edward Tarik Queen, according to the indictment.

NYC driving school rigged driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants — even if they couldn’t drive: DA

A Queens driving school ran a pay-to-drive scheme with DMV examiners to issue “hundreds if not thousands” of fraudulent licenses to illegal immigrants, prosecutors said.

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Sanctuary Los Angeles Cancels 4th of July Celebrations, Anti-ICE Protests Continue​

Celebrating the Fourth of July is proving too dangerous for Los Angeles, prompting municipalities in the area to cancel planned celebrations due to concerns about enforcement actions by U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) agents. The fear did not impede hundreds from attending a “Sick-of-ICE, Sick-of-Trump” protest in the city Tuesday.

Sanctuary Los Angeles Cancels 4th of July Celebrations, Anti-ICE Protests Continue

Celebrating the Fourth of July is proving too dangerous for Los Angeles, prompting municipalities in the area to cancel planned celebrations due to concerns about enforcement actions by U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) agents. The fear did not impede hundreds from attending a...

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Sanctuary Los Angeles Cancels 4th of July Celebrations, Anti-ICE Protests Continue​

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Celebrating the Fourth of July is proving too dangerous for Los Angeles, prompting municipalities in the area to cancel planned celebrations due to concerns about enforcement actions by U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) agents. The fear did not impede hundreds from attending a “Sick-of-ICE, Sick-of-Trump” protest in the city Tuesday.

Sanctuary Los Angeles Cancels 4th of July Celebrations, Anti-ICE Protests Continue

Celebrating the Fourth of July is proving too dangerous for Los Angeles, prompting municipalities in the area to cancel planned celebrations due to concerns about enforcement actions by U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) agents. The fear did not impede hundreds from attending a...

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ICE Nabs July 4 Groper Who Was Allowed To Walk Free Thanks To Sanctuary Laws​

Immigration agents nabbed an illegal immigrant who sexually assaulted an American woman on Independence Day years earlier — and was let go by local cops thanks to sanctuary laws in Portland, Oregon, The Post has learned.

Mexican illegal immigrant Kevin Contreras-Mendoza, 27, followed a woman on the street in Portland on July, 4, 2018, before grabbing her from behind and violently groping her as she cried out for help, according to the Department of Homeland Security.


Contreras-Mendoza was convicted of the sickening attack in 2019.

“Insanely, Oregon authorities failed to honor his detainer to turn him over to ICE. Instead, they released this sex offender into American communities. Thanks to the leadership of President Trump and Secretary [Kristi] Noem, ICE is empowered to arrest and remove sexual predators like Contreras-Mendoza who threaten the freedoms and safety of Americans,” McLaughlin added.

Exclusive | ICE nabs July 4 groper who was allowed to walk free thanks to sanctuary laws

“This Independence Day, Americans are safer with this SICKO off our streets,” said DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.

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Carnage Breaks Out at Portland ICE Detention Center as woke crowd tries to storm holding cells​

Chaos erupted at an ICE detention facility in Portland, Oregon after hundreds of protesters attempted to storm holding cells.

Demonstrators were seen being tackled to the ground as officers deployed smoke bombs and tear gas to try and control the crowd yesterday.

Dramatic footage posted on X by independent journalist Katie Daviscourt shows flares lighting up the night sky, as protesters clash with officers in riot gear who appeared to fire rubber bullets into the crowd.

The demonstration occurred on the 28th day that protesters have been occupying the ICE facility in protest over Donald Trump's immigration policies.

Daviscourt confirmed the protest was declared an unlawful assembly and that several arrests were made. Daily Mail has contacted Portland Police Department for details.

The mayhem Friday broke out just hours after the President signed his so-called 'big, beautiful bill' into law - a sweeping $150 billion package that boosts funding for the border wall, ICE enforcement and deportations, while slashing Medicaid.

In downtown Portland, protesters staged a dramatic ‘die-in’ at Pioneer Courthouse Square, two miles from the ICE facility, to protest the brutal Medicaid cuts tucked inside Trump’s bill.


Chaos erupted at an ICE detention facility in Portland, Oregon after protesters attempted to storm holding cells

Chaos erupts at ICE center as crowd storms cells

Tear gas, flares and mass arrests rocked Portland, Oregon as protesters stormed an ICE detention center just hours after Trump signed his sweeping immigration bill into law.

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Time to send in the military

 

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Bishop Appointed By Pope Leo Descends on California Court to Persuade ICE Not To Deport Migrants​

A bishop appointed by Pope Leo descended on a California court today with a dozen other priests and faith leaders in an attempt to persuade ICE against deporting migrants.

Newly-appointed Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of San Diego, Michael Pham made an appeal on June 11, asking fellow men of the cloth to join migrants at hearings at the federal courthouse on June 20, International Refugee Day.

Friday, he was among 16 who went to the Southern California federal courthouse to support the migrants in the US legally who were pleading their cases.

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Bishop Michael Pham (right) of the Diocese of San Diego poses for a photo with then Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost before he became Pope Leo. The pontiff elevated Pham to the position of bishop in May

However, one of the priests in attendance believes they did make an impact, telling DailyMail.com that ICE agents left after seeing the priests.

'Our presence made them scamper away. When ICE agents saw us come into the courtroom, they submitted the names and photos of the persons they were seeking to the court, but then they didn't stay to try and apprehend them,' Father Scott Santarosa of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish told Daily Mail.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14832363/Bishop-appointed-Pope-Leo-descends-California-court-persuade-ICE-not-deport-migrants.html

Let's pack them up and send them to the Vatican. I guess Trump could do that now after his court victory, right?

 

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Iconic city is grinding to a halt as ICE Raids send its many migrant workers into hiding​

ICE raids across Los Angeles have driven the migrant workforce into hiding, sparking concerns over the sanctuary city's already rocky economic state.

As the California city tries to recuperate from wildfires, businesses and developers have revealed they do not have the manpower to get these crucial jobs done.

LA has one of the nation's largest immigrant workforces, with nearly 38 percent of workers originating outside the US, according to 2023 data.



Estimates from the Public Policy Institute of California suggest than one in 10 workers in the Golden State are undocumented immigrants, while the Migration Policy Institute reports there are roughly 950,000 'unauthorized' residents in LA county.


Immigration agents arrested more than 1,600 people in LA between June 6 and June 22 (pictured: an ICE arrest of convicted criminal Jesus Romero-Retana of Mexico)

City is grinding to a halt as ICE send migrant workers into hiding

ICE raids have driven the migrant workforce into hiding, sparking concerns over the sanctuary city's already rocky economic state .

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L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Ditches Palisades Fire Anniversary for Anti-ICE Protest​

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass canceled an appearance at an event to mark the six-month anniversary of the Palisades Fire to show up at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid in an attempt to stop it.

Bass had been scheduled to appear with Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA), and other officials to mark the anniversary of the Palisades and Eaton Fires. But she decided to protest ICE instead.

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Ditches Palisades Fire Anniversary for Anti-ICE Protest

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass ditched the six-month anniversary of the Palisades and Eaton Fire to show up at an ICE raid in an attempt to stop it.

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Federal agents conduct immigration raid in Los Angeles despite fierce opposition from Democrat mayor​

Border Patrol officers on horseback target LA neighborhood as Protesters reportedly Slash Tires on Federal Vehicles​

Federal agents, accompanied by members of the National Guard, conducted an immigration raid in Los Angeles on Monday, prompting Mayor Karen Bass to heavily criticize the move, calling it "outrageous" and "un-American."

The operation targeted an area near MacArthur Park, an area with a large immigrant population, in the city's Westlake neighborhood, which is heavily Hispanic and has a heavy MS-13 influence.


Federal agents stage at MacArthur Park on Monday in Los Angeles. (Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo)

Federal agents conduct immigration raid in Los Angeles despite fierce opposition from Democrat mayor

Immigration raid in LA's Westlake neighborhood sparked controversy as Mayor Bass confronted Border Patrol agents, calling their presence "unacceptable" amid community outrage.

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New York Man Arrested After What He Threatened to Do to ICE Agent and His Children​

A New York man has been arrested and slapped with federal charges for threatening to kill an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer and his children.

Matthew White, 41, of Jamestown, New York, allegedly made several threats on X against federal immigration agents and Department of Homeland Security administrators, including:

• On April 18, White posted, “Kill them all, ICE is the new age gestapo, stop them.”
• On April 29, White shared a video clip of Border Czar Tom Homan posted by an X user “America,” and commented, “Then understand that if your ICE agents don’t show proof of identity and a signed warrant, we will kill them.”

• In late April, White posted multiple threatening and violent public comments in response to coverage of several ICE arrest operations, including an ICE arrest operation inside a Virginia courthouse that occurred in April 2025. White posted, “I can’t wait to put a bullet into this guy’s brain, but first his children.” (ICE)

New York Man Arrested After What He Threatened to Do to ICE Agent and His Children

New York man arrested for threatening to kill ICE agents and their children.

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New York Man Arrested After What He Threatened to Do to ICE Agent and His Children​

A New York man has been arrested and slapped with federal charges for threatening to kill an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer and his children.

Matthew White, 41, of Jamestown, New York, allegedly made several threats on X against federal immigration agents and Department of Homeland Security administrators, including:

• On April 18, White posted, “Kill them all, ICE is the new age gestapo, stop them.”
• On April 29, White shared a video clip of Border Czar Tom Homan posted by an X user “America,” and commented, “Then understand that if your ICE agents don’t show proof of identity and a signed warrant, we will kill them.”

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New York Man Arrested After What He Threatened to Do to ICE Agent and His Children

New York man arrested for threatening to kill ICE agents and their children.

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Looks like a left-wing deranged crackhead that votes Democrat down the line.

 

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One of the dumbest POS mayors next to that idiot Karen Bass of Los Angeles.

 

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L.A. Mayor Karen Bass: We Are Suing Trump over ICE Raids​

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced Tuesday that the city will be joining a private class action civil lawsuit against the Trump administration over Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids.

The mayor has sided with protests against the ICE raids, even defending violent riots that have targeted federal, state, and local law enforcement, saying that the violence will stop when the ICE raids also stop.

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass: We Are Suing Trump over ICE Raids

Karen Bass says L.A. will be joining a private class action civil lawsuit against the Trump administration over ICE raids.

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Los Angeles County Officials Offer Aid to Immigrants After ICE Raids​

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a plan to offer aid to immigrants affected by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in the area.

Los Angeles County Officials Offer Aid to Immigrants After ICE Raids

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a plan Tuesday to offer aid to immigrants affected by ICE raids in the area.

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