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Georgia Mayor Defends Protecting Illegal Immigrants From ICE Days After Laken Riley Murder
Posted on 4/6/24 at 8:08 am
Posted on 4/6/24 at 8:08 am
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Democrat Athen, Georgia Mayor Kelly Girtz is facing heat for defending the city’s policies of protecting illegal immigrants just days after 22-year-old Laken Riley was murdered by a man illegally living in the United States.
According to emails obtained by the Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI), Girtz shield illegal aliens from Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) who were living in the sanctuary city, saying that he supports non-cooperation policies with detainers issued by the agency.
“While the community is experiencing deep trauma right now, and emotions are understandably raw, I support the detainer policy as one that is both humane and following the well-documented propensity of immigrants in the U.S. to be less criminally inclined than the native-born population,” Girtz wrote in an email to Clarke County Sheriff John Williams on Feb. 24.
“One protocol that arises in discussion sometimes is the willingness (or lack thereof) of a jail to honor ICE detainers and hold in jail undocumented persons who have not committed an offense for which no legal resident would be held, simply because a person is undocumented,” Girtz continued. “Your predecessor modified the Sheriff’s Office’s prior stance to eliminate detainer holds.”
The mayor’s email came in response to Williams demanding to know whether Girtz considers Athens to be a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants.
“If the [Athens-Clarke County Unified Government] embraces being considered a sanctuary, then come out and say so. If not please clear this up,” Williams wrote. “If the ACCGOV will not address this, I will do everything in my power to protect the integrity and professionalism of the Clarke County Sheriff’s Office and myself.”
According to the American Immigration Council, cities such as Athens often neglect its responsibility to honor ICE detainers which requires state and local law enforcement to notify the agency before illegal immigrants are released from state custody so that ICE can transfer them to federal authorities for potential deportation.
Girtz explained to Williams in his email that he wanted to “focus on the victim” and not “political messaging.”
“The term ‘sanctuary city’ does not have a sole legal or procedural definition; instead it is a somewhat generic term that means different things to different people depending on the context of a discussion,” Girtz wrote. “Many of the elements ascribed to ‘sanctuary cities’ are explicitly prohibited by state code. For example, in Georgia, a government-issued identification card cannot be provided by the state to undocumented persons.”
Democrat Athen, Georgia Mayor Kelly Girtz is facing heat for defending the city’s policies of protecting illegal immigrants just days after 22-year-old Laken Riley was murdered by a man illegally living in the United States.
According to emails obtained by the Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI), Girtz shield illegal aliens from Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) who were living in the sanctuary city, saying that he supports non-cooperation policies with detainers issued by the agency.
“While the community is experiencing deep trauma right now, and emotions are understandably raw, I support the detainer policy as one that is both humane and following the well-documented propensity of immigrants in the U.S. to be less criminally inclined than the native-born population,” Girtz wrote in an email to Clarke County Sheriff John Williams on Feb. 24.
“One protocol that arises in discussion sometimes is the willingness (or lack thereof) of a jail to honor ICE detainers and hold in jail undocumented persons who have not committed an offense for which no legal resident would be held, simply because a person is undocumented,” Girtz continued. “Your predecessor modified the Sheriff’s Office’s prior stance to eliminate detainer holds.”
The mayor’s email came in response to Williams demanding to know whether Girtz considers Athens to be a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants.
“If the [Athens-Clarke County Unified Government] embraces being considered a sanctuary, then come out and say so. If not please clear this up,” Williams wrote. “If the ACCGOV will not address this, I will do everything in my power to protect the integrity and professionalism of the Clarke County Sheriff’s Office and myself.”
According to the American Immigration Council, cities such as Athens often neglect its responsibility to honor ICE detainers which requires state and local law enforcement to notify the agency before illegal immigrants are released from state custody so that ICE can transfer them to federal authorities for potential deportation.
Girtz explained to Williams in his email that he wanted to “focus on the victim” and not “political messaging.”
“The term ‘sanctuary city’ does not have a sole legal or procedural definition; instead it is a somewhat generic term that means different things to different people depending on the context of a discussion,” Girtz wrote. “Many of the elements ascribed to ‘sanctuary cities’ are explicitly prohibited by state code. For example, in Georgia, a government-issued identification card cannot be provided by the state to undocumented persons.”
Posted on 4/6/24 at 8:16 am to Fat Bastard
This country needs a massive cleanup of worthless fricks.
Posted on 4/6/24 at 8:16 am to Night Vision
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the well-documented propensity of immigrants in the U.S. to be less criminally inclined than the native-born population,” Girtz wrote in an email to Clarke County Sheriff John Williams on Feb. 24.
So the dems play is to say the natives in places like Atlanta are the problem?
Posted on 4/6/24 at 8:17 am to Night Vision
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“Your predecessor modified the Sheriff’s Office’s prior stance to eliminate detainer holds.”
Assuming the law dictates that illegals be turned over to ICE, the previous Sheriff simply "modifying" the Sheriff's office "prior stance"
doesn't negate the law or legal protocol.
Posted on 4/6/24 at 8:27 am to Night Vision
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well-documented propensity of immigrants in the U.S. to be less criminally inclined than the native-born population
Immigrants. Not illegal immigrants.
Illegal immigrants are already committing a crime just by entering and residing here, well, illegally.
So, you're telling me that someone like myself and over half of Americans who have zero criminal records whatsoever, are more likely to commit crime than someone who committed an international crime by crossing our border illegally, and continues to engage in criminal behavior just by continuing to reside here without legal authorization or approval?
Well that makes perfect sense.
We're fricked. Natural born, lifelong, tax paying citizens are treated by the US government as "second class" compared to illegal border jumpers who are getting the benefit of taxpayer funds to pay for housing, food, transportation and healthcare.
If you're a homeless American military veteran and really want to get ahead in life, sneak across the southern border and then come back into the US putting on a fake Mexican accent, and the government just might finally give you some assistance.
Posted on 4/6/24 at 9:15 am to Night Vision
Here he is (brown shirt). White progressives really are mentally ill.
Posted on 4/6/24 at 9:18 am to 91TIGER
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Here he is (brown shirt). White progressives really are mentally ill.
I googled and he's married with children, so he's not gay. Not sure why any straight man would parade around a rainbow flag.
Posted on 4/6/24 at 9:19 am to Night Vision
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well-documented propensity of immigrants in the U.S. to be less criminally inclined than the native-born population
The "immigrants" have a 100% criminality rate. This guy is a POS.
Posted on 4/6/24 at 9:20 am to Night Vision
quote:what a nonsensical thing to say. The illegal population is the only one that is committing crimes at a rate of 100%
the well-documented propensity of immigrants in the U.S. to be less criminally inclined than the native-born population
Posted on 4/6/24 at 9:29 am to Night Vision
What the frick is wrong with these people? Is it white savior complex or something? The lack of leadership in this country is alarming.
Posted on 4/6/24 at 9:30 am to lake chuck fan
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I googled and he's married with children, so he's not gay. Not sure why any straight man would parade around a rainbow flag.
Virtue signaling fraud. Again, white progressives are mentally ill.
Posted on 4/6/24 at 9:32 am to Night Vision
Democrats allow innocent young ladies to get murdered
Posted on 4/6/24 at 9:34 am to Night Vision
How the frick any white male chooses to be a democrat today is a mystery to me.
Posted on 4/6/24 at 9:54 am to Night Vision
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following the well-documented propensity of immigrants in the U.S. to be less criminally inclined than the native-born population
This is a flat out lie
Posted on 4/6/24 at 10:01 am to lake chuck fan
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Not sure why any straight man would parade around a rainbow flag.
Posted on 4/6/24 at 10:04 am to dgnx6
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So the dems play is to say the natives in places like Atlanta are the problem?
City of Athens is more woke and more liberal than city of Atlanta.City of Atlanta has enclaves of Republicans. Athens doesn’t really have that they are ate up with wokeness and DEI.
Posted on 4/6/24 at 10:07 am to Night Vision
I agree illegals should be protected. They should be placed in a camp and protected until they can be deported.
They should also have their photo taken, fingerprinted and DNA taken, if they ever return to the US it is the death penalty.
They should also have their photo taken, fingerprinted and DNA taken, if they ever return to the US it is the death penalty.
Posted on 4/6/24 at 12:07 pm to dgnx6
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So the dems play is to say the natives in places like Atlanta are the problem?
Democrat voters and their leaders are well aware that their constituents commit the vast majority of crimes in the US. It isn't their fault, though. It is the fault of those of us who follow the law, and don't vote Democrat.
Posted on 4/6/24 at 12:22 pm to Night Vision
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The term ‘sanctuary city’ does not have a sole legal or procedural definition; instead it is a somewhat generic term that means different things to different people depending on the context of a discussion
Nah, we know exactly what the term means.
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