The Republican mayor of a small southern California city fears police officers will face Gov. Gavin Newsom’s wrath (D-CA) if they help deport illegal immigrants under the new Trump Administration.
The mayor of El Cajon, California, Bill Wells, is voicing his concerns that local law enforcement will face legal consequences if they cooperate with President-elect Donald Trump’s massive deportation laws in the state that describes itself as a “sanctuary state.”
Although Wells said El Cajon, a city about 40 miles from the Mexico border, is not a sanctuary city and intends to cooperate with federal law, the state’s Senate Bill 54 prohibits police officers from “assisting federal agents on immigration enforcement.” The law states that if an officer refuses to comply, they risk being charged with a felony, losing their job, or losing their pension.
Aiding and abetting criminals is illegal, so the mayor will be safe. If he gets in trouble it'll run through the courts until he is eventually cleared. As for politicians who have been aiding and abetting criminals, unless their state and/or the Federal govmint has some caveat that protects them from criminal prosecution in the course of their official actions, there are a great many who could find themselves rightfully in prison if the country can return to rule of law. In rule of law, criminals are prosecuted, while people who haven't actually violated the laws are not.
The mayor of El Cajon, California, Bill Wells, is voicing his concerns that local law enforcement will face legal consequences if they cooperate with President-elect Donald Trump’s massive deportation laws in the state that describes itself as a “sanctuary state.”
Although Wells said El Cajon, a city about 40 miles from the Mexico border, is not a sanctuary city and intends to cooperate with federal law, the state’s Senate Bill 54 prohibits police officers from “assisting federal agents on immigration enforcement.” The law states that if an officer refuses to comply, they risk being charged with a felony, losing their job, or losing their pension.
Aiding and abetting criminals is illegal, so the mayor will be safe. If he gets in trouble it'll run through the courts until he is eventually cleared. As for politicians who have been aiding and abetting criminals, unless their state and/or the Federal govmint has some caveat that protects them from criminal prosecution in the course of their official actions, there are a great many who could find themselves rightfully in prison if the country can return to rule of law. In rule of law, criminals are prosecuted, while people who haven't actually violated the laws are not.
