'Flood the system': US attorney unleashes new task force to crack down on blue state's sanctuary policies
New task force filing up to 50 warrants weekly to get more illegal immigrants into federal custody
Cameron Arcand By Cameron Arcand , Bill Melugin Fox News
Published May 19, 2025 2:00pm EDT
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EXCLUSIVE: United States Attorney for the District of California Bill Essayli is taking major action to crack down on "sanctuary" policies in the Golden State.
He’s launching "Operation Guardian Angel," which is a task force, made up of assets from ICE, HSI, DEA, FBI, ATF, and Border Patrol, to begin scanning a criminal database every single day to identify arrested illegal aliens in local jurisdictions that DOJ can charge with felony illegal-reentry.
"They've made it almost impossible for ICE to do their job, issue detainers and get criminal illegal immigrants out of jails. So what we're doing instead is we're going to start issuing warrants," he told Fox News.
Sacramento, CA - March 20: California Assemblymember Bill Essayli along with fellow lawmakers honor women in California making an impact during Womens History Month on Monday, March 20, 2023 in Sacramento, CA. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
"We're going to flood the system with warrants for criminal illegal immigration that are in county jails, they can ignore a detainer, but they cannot ignore a criminal arrest warrant," Essayli continued.
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