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Subcommittee hears testimony pressing for stricter interior enforcement and limits on sanctuary jurisdictions
Summary
Witnesses and Republican members urged stronger cooperation between federal immigration authorities and state/local law enforcement, reinstatement of ICE detainers, and curbs on sanctuary policies; Democratic members warned against indiscriminate enforcement and urged statutory reform and protections for asylum seekers.
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement heard testimony focused on interior immigration enforcement, sanctuary jurisdictions and how local policies affect public safety.
Witness John Fabricatori, a former ICE official and visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation, told the panel that sanctuary policies “shelter criminal aliens” and cited cases he said showed violent offenders released from custody without ICE notification. Fabricatori urged Congress to “reinstate ICE…
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