Immigration,
Government
Feb. 21, 2020
ICE denies its hands are tied by California sanctuary law
“Under the supremacy clause of the United States Constitution, California Assembly Bill 668 cannot and will not govern the conduct of federal officers acting ... to make administrative arrests of removable aliens inside the United States,” said David Jennings, ICE’s field office director in San Francisco.
After being heavily criticized by the Sonoma County district attorney for arresting people at a Sonoma County courthouse, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement responded Thursday, saying its officers will not "have their hands tied" by state sanctuary rules.
"Under the supremacy clause of the United States Constitution, California Assembly Bill 668 cannot and will not govern the conduct of federal officers acting ... to make admi...
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