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(Tampa Bay Press) Border Czar Tom Homan Says D.C. No Longer A Sanctuary City Under Federal Control

ncguy said:
yes that's exactly what it means and exactly what they are doing. lol
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Lie.
ncguy said:
they aren't protecting them in any legal sense.
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ncguy said:
well, the same principle applies. duh. there is no requirement for DC to use local resources to enforce federal law.
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Yes there is it's a federal district. There is no state
ncguy said:
they aren't.
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ncguy said:
you truly dont understand the concept here. lol.
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ncguy said:
of course there is local. DC police force reporting to the locally elected mayor.
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There shouldn't be a mayor.
ncguy said:
federalism. local resources aren't required to enforce federal crimes.
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There is no local here this is just a federal entity.
 
CLAX1911 said:
I'm not the one whining about Trump doing his job.

Ultimately the president there's no state.
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nope, the mayor of DC doesn't report to the president. The position is elected by the people.
sorry if reality disturbs your right wing narrative.

but you dont understand federalism or the constitution so i'm not surprised :)
 
ncguy said:
nope, the mayor of DC doesn't report to the president. The position is elected by the people.
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It's federal district though so yeah ultimately she does. If she is defiant the courts will twart her
ncguy said:
sorry if reality disturbs your right wing narrative.
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Well we'll have to wait and see what happens when Donald Trump takes over the police if he's just allowed to do it you must be wrong.
ncguy said:
but you dont understand federalism or the constitution so i'm not surprised :)
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Apparently the courts and the president don't either. Not your version of it anyway.
 
CLAX1911 said:
It's federal district though so yeah ultimately she does. If she is defiant the courts will twart her
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so trump can fire her? trump appointed her? no? sorry, she was elected by the people. she reports to the people of DC. sorry if reality doesn't conform to your views :)
CLAX1911 said:
Well we'll have to wait and see what happens when Donald Trump takes over the police if he's just allowed to do it you must be wrong.
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well if he takes them over then its different. but until he does, i am correct.
CLAX1911 said:
Apparently the courts and the president don't either. Not your version of it anyway.
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the courts agree with me. local resources aren't required to be used for federal law enforcement.
show me any sanctuary city that has lost a court case saying otherwise :)
 
CLAX1911 said:
Any city government that claims that it's a sanctuary City granting sanctuary to people from the law should have its members arrested in try for treason.
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Get back to us when you learn the definition of prosecutable Treason. Your statement indicates you don't know what Treason is.
CLAX1911 said:
This is what we voted for.

If a city counting Force the law either the state or the federal government needs to step in

It should be considered a federal crime for city government to state that their city is a sanctuary for illegal aliens.
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Integrityrespec said:
Alrighty, I think you are overthinking this. They activated the Guard to help D.C. police get control of violence in D.C and get violent minors off the streets. In the meantime, illegals are not going to have the cover of the BS sanctuary city crowd. I wonder how the hell D.C. ever got to be a sanctuary city, since it's the capital of the U.S. and the U.S. has immigration laws that the capital city is in violation of. Sounds like some liberal shit.
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It actually sounds like you don't understand how neither how this country is governed or the legality around sanctuary cities.
 
Chomsky said:
Trump's now claiming the 30 Day emergency limit does not apply to him.
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Yeah, I read that somewhere yesterday. He wants to keep control of D.C. indefinitely, give the city a makeover, and allow federal law enforcement to do “whatever the hell they want”.
 
good

there should be no people illegally in the USA
 
Integrityrespec said:
Alrighty, I think you are overthinking this. They activated the Guard to help D.C. police get control of violence in D.C and get violent minors off the streets. In the meantime, illegals are not going to have the cover of the BS sanctuary city crowd. I wonder how the hell D.C. ever got to be a sanctuary city, since it's the capital of the U.S. and the U.S. has immigration laws that the capital city is in violation of. Sounds like some liberal shit.
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That's because, despite repeated lessons, you don't understand the point of sanctuary cities. Too much Fox News, maybe?

They serve to help stop crime because people are less reluctant to report crimes or serves as witnesses in court on criminal cases if they aren't afraid of being deported. Even cops, who are generally not bleeding heart liberals, understand this.

Ironically, Trump's takeover of cities and ending this distinction could increase crime.
 
I don't think the anti-Trump's chronic butt aches over anything and everything Trump does is going to bode well for them in the midterms/next presidential election. This is just one more promise made, and promise kept to the voters.

If Trump’s actions are part of a broader effort to curb crime and enforce immigration laws in DC, what on earth is so wrong about it? Being tough on crime policy works. Who could reasonably object to a president who fulfills his campaign promises for the betterment of the country? Don't tell us that curbing crime, and illegal immigration is a bad thing to anyone. You'll be laughed out of the room. We who are for it know why you're against it. Politics as usual.
 
trixare4kids said:
I don't think the anti-Trump's chronic butt aches over anything and everything Trump does is going to bode well for them in the midterms/next presidential election. This is just one more promise made, and promise kept to the voters.

If Trump’s actions are part of a broader effort to curb crime and enforce immigration laws in DC, what on earth is so wrong about it? Being tough on crime policy works. Who could reasonably object to a president who fulfills his campaign promises for the betterment of the country? Don't tell us that curbing crime, and illegal immigration is a bad thing to anyone. You'll be laughed out of the room. We who are for it know why you're against it. Politics as usual.
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TDS has got them totally twisted "sanctuary cities lower crime" lol / Means they dont understand releasing criminals means more criminal activity
 
anatta said:
TDS has got them totally twisted "sanctuary cities lower crime" lol / Means they dont understand releasing criminals means more criminal activity.
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If they're going to go after him for something, do it because it because at least it makes some sense. :sneaky:
 
Chomsky said:
Given that the D.C. rates aren't particularly high, and are falling, it would seem not.
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eohrnberger said:
Just came across this.

An NBC4 Washington article published on July 17, 2025, documents allegations that DC police are reclassifying crimes to alter statistics. The piece details the suspension of Commander Michael Pulliam, former head of the 3rd District, amid claims he altered crime data. The Fraternal Order of Police union accused supervisors of directing officers to downgrade felony offenses—such as shootings, stabbings, or carjackings—to lesser categories like "felony assault" or "injured person to the hospital," which aren't tracked in daily stats or FBI reports, making violent crime appear lower than it is.​
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The Metropolitan Police Department denied condoning such practices but confirmed an investigation.​
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“When our members respond to the scene of a felony offense where there is a victim reporting that a felony occurred, inevitably there will be a lieutenant or a captain that will show up on that scene and direct those members to take a report for a lesser offense,” Fraternal Order of Police Chairman Gregg Pemberton said. “So, instead of taking a report for a shooting or a stabbing or a carjacking, they will order that officer to take a report for a theft or an injured person to the hospital or a felony assault, which is not the same type of classification.”​
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The police department's command staff is focusing on two categories in order to get the numbers to fall, Pemberton said: armed with a dangerous weapon and injured person to the hospital.​
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“When management officials are directing officers to take reports for felony assault, or if they're going back into police databases and changing offenses to felony assault, felony assault is not a category of crime that's listed on the department's daily crime stats,” Pemberton said. “It's also not something that's a requirement of the FBI's uniform crime reporting program. So, by changing criminal offenses from, for example, ADW bat or ADW gun to felony assault, that would avoid both the MPD and the FBI from reporting that as a part one or a felony offense.”​
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The union has been gathering evidence for some time now by looking at reports and talking with officers all over the city, Pemberton said.​
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“What we've heard through our members and through members of management that were willing to talk with the union is that this is a directive from the command staff, is that they wanna make sure that these classifications of these reports are adjusted over time to make sure that the overall crime stats stay down,” Pemberton said. “And this is deliberately done.”​
www.nbcwashington.com

DC police commander suspended, accused of changing crime statistics

A D.C. police commander is under investigation for allegedly making changes to crime statistics in his district. The Metropolitan Police Department confirmed Michael Pulliam was placed on paid administrative leave in mid-May. That happened just a week after Pulliam filed an equal employment...
www.nbcwashington.com www.nbcwashington.com

Typical beurocracy in action. Don't like what the actual numbers say, change the numbers and hide the problem and its severity, rather than actually addressing the real problem.

Its looking more and more that the DC police department has got real problems to deal with. Perhaps this federal assistance will help them do so.
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I don't think you can put much credibility in those crime statistics.
 
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