America First Legal (AFL) has initiated a multi-faceted campaign to address what it views as widespread violations of federal immigration law by sanctuary jurisdictions across the United States.
The organization announced its actions, which include legal notifications, a new interactive resource, and investigative requests, aimed at holding officials accountable for policies AFL claims undermine federal enforcement and put American communities at risk.
AFL has sent notices to 249 elected officials in sanctuary jurisdictions, warning them of potential legal consequences for interfering with federal immigration enforcement.
The notifications emphasize the supremacy of federal law under the U.S. Constitution, outlining criminal and financial liabilities for actions such as concealing or shielding illegal aliens.
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The notices cite the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), which prohibits local and state governments from restricting communication with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) about an individual’s immigration status.
Additionally, AFL highlighted that harboring or shielding illegal aliens is a federal crime punishable by imprisonment.
/4 AFL’s letters to elected officials in sanctuary jurisdictions warn:
➡️ The federal government has ultimate authority over immigration. ➡️ Federal law prohibits interfering with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and state or local officials’ communications on immigration… pic.twitter.com/9XBXOFTlQQ — America First Legal (@America1stLegal) December 24, 2024
AFL has unveiled a new online resource, “Sanctuary Strongholds,” designed to inform Americans about sanctuary jurisdictions and their officials.
The interactive tool provides detailed insights into these jurisdictions, including contact information for elected officials.
/5 AFL also launched “Sanctuary Strongholds,” an interactive website resource that exposes sanctuary jurisdictions nationwide and the elected officials who are currently violating federal law. pic.twitter.com/qMwgB0sqAt
— America First Legal (@America1stLegal) December 24, 2024
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According to AFL, the platform will empower citizens to advocate for the enforcement of immigration laws and hold sanctuary officials accountable.
The website also promotes the “SHIELD” initiative, encouraging citizens to “Stop Helping Illegals Enter and Linger without Deportation.”
Responding to crimes committed by illegal aliens, AFL has filed a petition with the Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW).
The petition requests that the OVW publicly disclose monthly data on the citizenship status and nationality of individuals charged with crimes such as domestic violence, sexual assault, and other violent offenses.
AFL argues that this transparency is necessary to protect American women and children from harm.
AFL has expanded its investigations into sanctuary jurisdictions by filing public records requests with governors, mayors, and other local officials in 17 key states and cities.
These requests aim to uncover communications and records related to efforts that AFL says obstruct federal immigration law enforcement.
AFL has previously reported on the dangers of sanctuary policies, highlighting issues such as the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua operating in Chicago.
The organization points to data from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) showing that more than 647,000 non-detained illegal aliens, including individuals with criminal convictions and pending charges, are currently subject to deportation orders but remain free in the United States.
James Rogers, AFL’s Senior Counsel, stated: “Federal law is clear: illegal aliens are subject to removal from the country, and it is a crime to conceal, harbor, or shield them. Sanctuary policies are against the law, make a mockery of America’s democratic principles, and demonstrate a shocking disrespect for our Constitution and our citizens. The officials in charge of sanctuary jurisdictions have no excuse and must be held accountable.”
Reed D. Rubinstein, AFL’s Senior Vice President, added: “This weekend’s New York City subway atrocity is yet another reminder that open borders and sanctuary jurisdictions are sheer insanity. The left-wing politicians who create and run them, and those who support them, put our citizens at risk, undermine our Constitution, and dangerously erode the rule of law. America First Legal will continue working tirelessly to protect our immigration laws and support the brave men and women who enforce them.”
AFL’s efforts signal an aggressive push to counter sanctuary policies nationwide.
The organization has vowed to pursue legal action and expose officials who it says prioritize protecting illegal aliens over American citizens.
With federal laws clearly outlining the authority of immigration enforcement, AFL’s campaign seeks to challenge the legal and political frameworks that have allowed sanctuary policies to persist.
As AFL continues its actions, the group remains focused on reinforcing federal immigration laws and protecting communities across the United States.
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They expect to keep getting by with their insurrections. It will be litigated, and they’re hoping before one of Joe’s newly picked judges.
Assist in any way the presence of illegal alien invaders and the military tribunal, after ensuring actual guilt is present, must assign minimum f 20-years at hard-labor sentences.
Not only is it against the law of the land, it’s treasonous because most of these officials are following orders from extranational entities (e.g., the WEF, the UN, et al.)
President Trump’s Dept of Justice should do the Jan 6 treatment on these 249 officials as a start and throw them in jail to rot for years before their cases go to the courts.
Put those anti-American douche Dems in jail. They are blatantly breaking the law. All it takes is someone with a mild backbone to prosecute and once the prosecutions begins the whole thing unravels
Ice Director Tom Homan and Attorney General Pam Bondi will be these people’s worst nightmare.
ALL SANCTUARY VENUES SHUT DOWN OVERNIGHT!
The only thing necessary to shut down all sanctuary states, cities, and churches overnight is to make everyone responsible for harboring criminals complicit in their crimes and, thus, subject to the same civil judgments, both capital and non-capital alike.
This is especially potent when applying biblical judgements to said crimes.
Under a biblical government, convicted capital criminals are put to death immediately following conviction, per Ecclesiastes 8:11, etc.
Non-capital criminals are required to pay two to five times restitution (depending upon the nature of their crime) to their *victims,* per Exodus 22:1-4, etc. If a thief is unable to pay the required restitution, he’s to be sold into indentured servitude until his debt is paid.
If he refuses to pay restitution, his contempt of court becomes a capital crime per Deuteronomy 17:9-13, for which he’s to be put to death expeditiously. Unless a thief has a death wish, he’ll pay restitution.
Perfect, just as King David depicted it in Psalm 19:7-11.
Under such as system, crime would be all but unheard of, and there would no need for tax-paid-for prisons, from which criminals are typically put back on the streets to continue their crime sprees.
god continues to bless his globalists and all his globalist puppet, god worshiping; demonrat criminal party and rino criminal party and media and all gods CRIMINAL organizations that create gods hell on earth for all good people .
That isn’t the work of God, it’s the work of Satan. Nothing that is bad is from god. People need to remember that.
hard to tell which side you are on.
Jail some of these obstructionists and the rest will fall in line.
I can’t wait until Shitzker in ILL tries to stop them. A lot of people in ILL would love to see his a$$ in jail.
“Blimpio” Pritzker, an oversized ego to go with that grossly oversized body, kinda blimp like isnt it?