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Eleven Democratic States issued a statement on Thursday criticizing the “strikes” threats of Trump administration related to possible prosecutions not to meet Immigration control.
The statement was signed by the California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont.
He addressed a recent note from the Justice Department addressed to federal prosecutors To investigate State and local officials refusing to enforce the immigration policies of President Donald Trump, including his mass deportation plans.
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“Right now, these vague threats are just this: empty words on paper,” the statement says. “But calm, our states will not hesitate to answer if these words become illegal actions.”
In the note, Acting Attached Attorney General Emil Bove, Trump’s former defense lawyer, said that “federal law prohibits state and local actors to resist, obstruct and otherwise, not comply with the Legal rules. orders related to immigration And he requests, in accordance, for example, with the extensive authority of article II of the President with regard to Foreign Affairs and National Security, the Immigration and Nationality Law and the Law of Foreign Enemies ” .
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Bove said U.S. lawyers’ offices and litigious components of the Department of Justice It will investigate incidents that involve any improper conduct for a possible prosecution, including to obstruct federal functions in violation of federal statutes. “
Lawyers cited Printz against the United States, saying that the federal government cannot force local or state authorities to carry out immigration actions.
“Despite the opposite, the president cannot unilaterally rewrite the Constitution,” they wrote.
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“The President has made worrying threats to arm the U.S. Justice Department’s authority and tax resources to attack public officials who act in accordance with state laws, interfering with their capacity to generate confidence with the communities to which They serve and protect. “
Jake Gibson, David Spunt and Danielle Wallace from Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
