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\"We are here to to confront the reality of sanctuary cities. Despite the word sanctuaries, these cities are anything but safe,\" Walters said. She argued that schools, affordable housing and public safety in parts of Chicago have suffered and said the city has funneled money to services for migrants: \"He's driven our city into a billion dollar deficit, handed out shady non bid contracts and funneled over $6,000,000 into services for illegal aliens.\" (Walters presented these dollar figures in her testimony.)

Walters testified that shelters and other facilities for migrants have increased demands on police and city services, and she urged a \"full forensic audit focused on migrant related spending,\" along with federal investigation if corruption is found. She also criticized Chicago elected officials by name, saying former Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Mayor Brandon Johnson advanced policies she views as harmful to longtime residents.

Committee members pressed witnesses on specific claims of crime and municipal spending. Representative Andy Biggs asked Walters whether she wanted a freeze on a proposed city budget amount until audits were completed; Walters answered yes. Other members challenged witnesses’ causal claims linking sanctuary status to crime statistics; Democratic members and some witnesses at the hearing pointed to research and court rulings that show different outcomes in jurisdictions with sanctuary policies.

Walters’s testimony represented one activist perspective heard by the subcommittee; the hearing also included law-enforcement witnesses who emphasized trust and legal concerns. The committee did not take legislative action at the hearing; members on both sides said they would submit further materials for the record.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Sanctuary Jurisdictions: Magnet for Migrants, Cover for Criminals","oneSentenceSummary","Danielle Carter Walters, a Chicago resident and vice president of Chicago Flips Red, testified that sanctuary policies have increased crime and pressured city services, and she called for a forensic audit and accountability for migrant-related spending in Chicago.","taxTitle","Judiciary: House Committee, Standing Committees - House & Senate, Congressional Hearings Compilation, Legislative, Federal","taxId",1830,"location","","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":72,"_74":72},6082114,"Law enforcement group warns mandatory local immigration enforcement would erode trust and divert policing resources",295,3119000,3414000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2939290-ebdd698617703f279268dee86e9393c4&start=3119&end=3414","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2939290-ebdd698617703f279268dee86e9393c4/thumbnail_3119000.jpg","/articles/6082114/Law-enforcement-group-warns-mandatory-local-immigration-enforcement-would-erode-trust-and-divert-policing-resources","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6082114-83cf9735de48e4e205b9ecf1dc1f7fff/orig.mp4?Expires=1770981091&Signature=houYXYNhWgupbNJ9sfNGMuJcS-wV4RFWoxhBZNmct0LIRSXIrXvsA3JLPvVt4hBV0ZUTNH6roaPX4tArYZ24dAsLMc~7HTuOnPF9Ei21DTQPQw9~kcw5sZzDIvnSFHTnzZmLiQpuguf9i19rmtuI92teukVAb7gmu401tG7lMhwzVCOLqLemluR924PIDgqLCP~iPh0NRvvgzuxHPAj6QMbwf~10k9nQcVAoI8k~~J8SLxBf71NPWbglZa7MhzeB-BZnzziIlK1btF63LqlLXGudbvoJEWDHF8ae3G4elN8Uago81DmNN8CGJ77u~auePFusathyDlO3f6Oxdnaclw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Major Neil Franklin, retired law-enforcement officer and representative of the Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP), testified before the House Judiciary subcommittee that routine civil immigration enforcement by local police would harm public safety by eroding trust in police and redirecting resources away from serious crime.

\"Ordering state and local law enforcement to act as ICE agents would deeply damage police community trust,\" Franklin said, adding that policing depends on cooperation from victims and witnesses. He cited survey findings in his testimony: \"A report on Latino perceptions of police found that 44% of Latinos hesitate to report crime to police for fear that it could lead to investigations into immigration status… even if they are legal citizens.\" Franklin said that damage to trust can reduce reporting and make solving crimes more difficult.

Franklin also told the committee local agencies face legal and financial risks if they hold people on ICE detainer requests. He cited a recent New York City settlement: \"New York City recently agreed to a $92,500,000 settlement stemming from a lawsuit claiming authorities had detained 20,000 people for days, weeks, even months after their scheduled release date due to ICE detainer request.\" He warned mandatory cooperation could increase civil liability and further strain local budgets.

On resource allocation, Franklin said forcing local police to perform routine immigration work would divert time and jail space away from focusing on violent offenders and community policing priorities. \"It would lead to countless people being detained for extended periods solely based upon their immigration status, wasting limited jail space that should be reserved for those who pose the most serious threats to public safety,\" he said.

Franklin and other witnesses urged that local jurisdictions retain discretion to craft policies tailored to their communities, and they recommended federal-state partnerships where cooperation is voluntary and supported by clear procedures rather than unilateral federal mandates. The subcommittee’s questioning showed partisan disagreement about whether federal law should require local action; no legislative votes were taken in the hearing.","Major Neil Franklin, representing the Law Enforcement Action Partnership, told the House subcommittee that compelling local police to perform routine civil immigration enforcement would damage community trust, increase legal liabilities, and divert scarce resources from violent crime and domestic violence response.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":72,"_74":72},6082119,"Adams County sheriff tells House subcommittee Washington law bars honoring ICE detainers, prompting state lawsuit",507,2600000,3107000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2939290-ebdd698617703f279268dee86e9393c4&start=2600&end=3107","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2939290-ebdd698617703f279268dee86e9393c4/thumbnail_2600000.jpg","/articles/6082119/Adams-County-sheriff-tells-House-subcommittee-Washington-law-bars-honoring-ICE-detainers-prompting-state-lawsuit","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6082119-71b9f2e34092bc4da5f85155078fa684/orig.mp4?Expires=1770981091&Signature=krZMLZN6HQKCUNnNwChg8vy5lhE7UmS4MkysPtq~Uryn~CRHNspiLsWAHqOYfyTo-qzxS0oJu~RlAwFQFv2W6vWhWhPt4QnXmgt0vWO40OUtHE7u-6XYTrUR5NNsch9hS892J5fsawf3DQXR734Ysm~F1rszXlNYgPrvoGfw~fohGAmXAbrR6QEm0CwwMv-0ODqEmr1p36KqdmcO3RfVSiksS6NwkPyIvMc~t8AVBKdPsswLRwXa5wNor1Ilh~ITE7PplqAw5GiBtmMb0ro9bGC4i738y3MV8RYrmUv5p9M6dOqhZ8APUZyZNLy6cecremmIAliPaVfu7s16UA7QfA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sheriff Dale Wagner of Adams County, Washington, told a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on sanctuary jurisdictions that state law and local sanctuary policies have limited his office’s ability to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.

Wagner testified that “these sanctuary policies prohibit law enforcement from working with federal immigration agencies such as ICE and Border Patrol,” and said the result has been “repeat offenders, drug traffickers, and violent criminals… remain[ing] in our communities instead of facing appropriate legal action.”

The issue centers on Washington’s Keep Washington Working Act, which Wagner said prevents his office from holding or transferring people on ICE detainers. Wagner described Adams County as “spanning approximately 1,925 square miles” and said his office is small — a department of roughly 18 people — with a local jail that has been closed for three years. He also said his agency shares certain public information through a state-funded Stone Garden program but that the statute prevents holding individuals beyond their release date to facilitate federal pickup.

Representative Jim Jordan, a member of the full committee who questioned witnesses, described a case he said occurred in Denver in which local officials provided only an hour’s notice to ICE before releasing a person in custody. Jordan said the detainer form “requests that you notify DHS as early as practicable, at least 48 hours if possible, before the alien in your custody is released” and argued that the practice Wagner described increases risk to officers and the public.

Wagner told members his office has been sued by the Washington state Attorney General for cooperating with federal immigration authorities in some cases; he framed the suit as a political action that places sheriffs “in an impossible position” when state law appears to conflict with federal enforcement priorities.

During questioning, Representative Pramila Jayapal asked whether Adams County had transferred personal information to federal officials; Wagner said his office participates in a Stone Garden program and provides public information but said he did not have numbers on fingerprint sharing. He also said he was not aware of the county holding people beyond their release date to facilitate civil immigration pickup.

The hearing included broader debate among members over the legal limits on local cooperation with federal immigration authorities and whether legislative or judicial action is needed to reconcile conflicts. No formal votes or committee actions were taken at the hearing.

Wagner ended his testimony urging cooperation among local, state and federal law enforcement and saying Adams County will continue to prioritize public safety even as legal challenges proceed.","Sheriff Dale Wagner told a House Judiciary subcommittee that Washington’s Keep Washington Working Act prevents his office from holding or transferring people on ICE detainers, leaving his small sheriff’s office to contend with repeat offenders and a lawsuit from the Washington attorney general.","actionData","errors"]

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