Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 9 months agoTrump says he'll use local police for mass deportations if he's electedwww.axios.comexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1186arrow-down19
arrow-up1177arrow-down1external-linkTrump says he'll use local police for mass deportations if he's electedwww.axios.comRapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up44·9 months agoHe would have to give local police the authority first, right now they literally CAN’T enforce federal law. https://www.brookings.edu/articles/local-police-should-not-do-a-federal-job/ https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/federal-judge-blocks-texas-law-that-gives-police-broad-powers-to-arrest-people-suspected-of-illegally-entering-u-s The too long, didn’t read… illegal immigrants aren’t breaking state or local laws, they are breaking federal laws. Local law enforcement does not have the authority to enforce federal laws, only federal officers can do that.
minus-squareStovetop@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up22·9 months agoHe would absolutely do that if it suits his agenda. Branding it as “empowering the nation’s police” or some bullshit like that will make the thin blue line crowd that constitutes a large chunk of his voters happy.
minus-squareBigMacHole@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·9 months agoThe fact he doesn’t follow the Law is EXACTLY why the Law and Order crowd VOTES for him!
minus-squareMrNesser@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·9 months agoIf a local law enforcement is required to uphold federal laws doesn’t that make them federal employees?
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months agoYou would think, and subject to federal pay and benefits, but also subject to government shutdown. ;)
He would have to give local police the authority first, right now they literally CAN’T enforce federal law.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/local-police-should-not-do-a-federal-job/
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/federal-judge-blocks-texas-law-that-gives-police-broad-powers-to-arrest-people-suspected-of-illegally-entering-u-s
The too long, didn’t read… illegal immigrants aren’t breaking state or local laws, they are breaking federal laws.
Local law enforcement does not have the authority to enforce federal laws, only federal officers can do that.
He would absolutely do that if it suits his agenda. Branding it as “empowering the nation’s police” or some bullshit like that will make the thin blue line crowd that constitutes a large chunk of his voters happy.
The fact he doesn’t follow the Law is EXACTLY why the Law and Order crowd VOTES for him!
If a local law enforcement is required to uphold federal laws doesn’t that make them federal employees?
You would think, and subject to federal pay and benefits, but also subject to government shutdown. ;)