Democratic administration vows to fight Trump’s border enforcement, outraged migrants are using haven for criminal activity

The governor of a blue state who has vowed to fight the Trump administration’s deportation efforts expressed anger Monday after a migrant was allegedly caught with nearly $1 million worth of drugs and an AR-15 rifle at a hotel being used as a temporary shelter.

“It is outrageous that this individual used our shelter system to engage in criminal activity,” Massachusetts Democratic Governor Maura Healey it is stated in the press release.

Healey was reacting to news of Dominican Republic-born Leonardo Andujar Sanchez, who is facing firearms and drug trafficking charges while using the state’s shelter system. The suspect, 28, was found at the Quality Inn in Revere, Massachusetts, which is currently being used as a shelter.

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Sanchez was allegedly caught in possession of ammunition, high-capacity containers, fentanyl and cocaine with an “estimated street value of at least $750,000,” Boston 25 News reported.

Sanchez is reportedly being held without bail because a Chelsea District Court judge deemed the suspect dangerous. Another local newspaper reported Enter Sanchez illegally in the US last year and obtained an ID from the New York shelter system.

The governor of Massachusetts ordered an inspection of the shelter after the incident.

“I have ordered an inspection of all shelter units, starting with the Revere location, and a full review of our intake processes to determine any additional steps we can take to prevent criminal activity at the shelters,” Healey said. “This further underscores our broken federal immigration system and the urgent need for Congress and the White House to take action on the border security bill to prevent criminals from entering our communities.”

“The people of Massachusetts should not continue to face the effects of federal inaction,” she added.

In 2023 Healey said of his conditionmigrants are “attracted here because we are and have proudly been a beacon to those in need”.

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Shortly after the election, Healey vowed to obstruct President-elect Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement plan.

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Healey said on MSNBC in November that her state police will “absolutely not” cooperate with the new Trump administration’s expected mass deportation efforts and warned that they will use “every tool in the toolbox” to “protect our citizens.”

“I think it’s important that we all understand that there will be a lot of pressure on states and state officials. I can assure you that we will work hard on that,” she said at the time. “So I think the key is that, you know, every tool in the toolbox has to be used to protect our citizens, to protect our residents and to protect our states and to hold the line of democracy and the rule of law as a basic principle.”

Healey’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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Tom Homan, President-elect Trump’s “border czar,” has warned state and local officials that they are obstructing the new administration’s efforts to catch illegal immigrants.

“The president has been clear, we will focus immediately on threats to public safety and national security,” Homan he said during an interview with Fox News. “If they don’t want to help us, then get out of the way, we will.”

Massachusetts is one of a number of states which is flooded by the wave of migrants coming from the southern border.

How to manage growing numbers of migrants, Healey had to place limits on shelter programs to prioritize state residents.

Adam Shaw of Fox News contributed to this report.