‘Great Change’: Police of District Nassau started helping in the implementation of immigration
Police officers of District Nassau will now help federal authorities immigration In what the County Executive Director Bruce Blakeman calls the “great change” that was “needed”.
In an interview with Fox News Digital, Blakeman, who is a Republican, explained that the Nassau County Police Directorate will install 10 detectives in Immigration Agency and Customs Implementation (ICE) Target illegal immigrant criminals in the county.
In addition, the Nassau district center will be distinguished by the dedicated space to illegal immigrant criminals, allowing them to keep them Space until they are removed from the USA.
As part of the arrangement, Nassau County will receive federal funding to help them make up for additional staff and prison space available to ice.
District Director Nassau Bruce Blakeman speaks during a press conference in Mineoli, New York, on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Philip Marcelo, file)
“Now we can call ice up [and] Ice will come in and delay them or deport them, “he said.” So it’s a big change, which is what was needed. “
Blakeman said that Ice partnership suggested as soon as President Donald Trump He returned to the White House. He said he believed that the partnership “absolutely” will have a dramatic effect on improving the safety and well -being of citizens and inhabitants in Nassau, which is one of the largest counties in the country.
“Ice approached us, asked us if we would cooperate, and I said absolutely yes. I believe in their mission. I believe in cooperation with our federal law experts and I thought it would make us more secure in Nassa’s district, “he said.” I thought it was right to do it, and the fact is that I’m just, I’m just very grateful that President Trump now allows ICE to do his job, and I think it’s very, very important because it will all keep us much safer. “
He explained that so far the state policies of the migrant shrine have made it difficult for the police and ice to implement the Federal Immigration Act and get dangerous criminal migrants from the street. Meanwhile, other leaders in the country, such as the New York State Attorney James, Democrat, have threatened with police laws by legal procedure If they help in ice removal operations.
The New York State Attorney Flatia James speaks outside the Supreme Court in New York on the eve of the trial for the civilian business fraud of President Donald Trump on Monday, October 2, 2023 in New York. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman)
“We had a five -year -old girl raped by an illegal migrant. I mean, how disgusting is that? We had fentanil from illegal migrants south of the border with quantities that could kill our entire population, “he said.” Well, now these individuals involved in this type of activity or permanently detained or will be deported…. So it will be a safer community. “
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“I cannot speak for any of the state officials in Albany. They have published bizarre laws that give criminals more rights than victims. You just have to scratch your head and tell yourself, why are they always holding criminals? When will the victims adhere to? “He asked.” All I can say is here in Nassau County, we will follow the Federal Law. “
Blakeman explained that the Officers of District Nassau would not carry out raids to carry out immigration with ICE, but rather in a tandem with an agency to facilitate the smooth transfer of the deportation of the deportation.
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“This is for targeted criminals who are illegal here in America. Basically, what would happen, let’s say a police officer arrest someone for committing a crime in Nassa’s district. Then they would make a background check. They would check the ice records. It would be determined if they were illegal here and then we would inform the ice and ice to pick them up.“
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Blakeman said that, as far as, a partnership with Ice and federal authorities would remain in the place “As long as necessary”.
“After Joe Biden He was elected president, Joe Biden’s directive was that the ice should not implement the law, that basically individuals who were illegal migrants who committed crimes should be treated as citizens. And the ice was paralyzed, “he said.” Now, under President Trump, they are implementing laws already on books, and we will help them implement the law because it will mean that we will have a safer district. “
