LAPD won’t help Trump deport immigrants
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck says he won’t change the city’s immigration policy.
Click here for reuse options!For decades, the LAPD has distanced itself from federal immigration policies. The LAPD prohibits officers from initiating contact with someone solely to determine whether they are in the country legally, mandated by a special order signed by then-chief Daryl Gates in 1979. During Beck’s tenure as chief, the department stopped turning over people arrested for low-level crimes to federal agents for deportation and moved away from honoring federal requests to detain inmates who might be deportable past their jail terms.
On Monday, Beck said he planned to maintain the long-standing separation.
“I don’t intend on doing anything different,” he said. “We are not going to engage in law enforcement activities solely based on somebody’s immigration status. We are not going to work in conjunction with Homeland Security on deportation efforts. That is not our job, nor will I make it our job.”
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amersham1046 November 14th, 2016 at 18:58
Let the feds enforce federal immigration policies.
allison1050 November 14th, 2016 at 20:04
That’s their job.
Just Sayin' November 14th, 2016 at 19:58
Let the conservatives die with the same sword they live by.
allison1050 November 14th, 2016 at 20:03
Good news about something at last!
amongoose November 15th, 2016 at 08:22
Are you worried about federal funds being pulled from sanctuary cities?
That’s a lot of dollars that will have to be pulled from other things to cover costs.
Have seen figures of around 135 M in law enforcement grants alone in California.