Released thanks to California’s sanctuary state law, man went on ‘reign of terror’ two days later (U

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Released thanks to California’s sanctuary state law, man went on ‘reign of terror’ two days later (Update: Shootout video)

John SextonPosted at 1:01 pm on December 20, 2018

A man who had already been deported twice before went on a “reign of terror” this week in central California, one that included murder, attempted murder, robbery, carjacking, and a high-speed chase going the wrong way on the highway. All of that could have been prevented if local sheriff’s had been allowed to turn Gustavo Garcia over to ICE just two days before his rampage, but a new state sanctuary law prevented that.

Garcia was arrested last week on a misdemeanor charge of being under the influence of a controlled substance. When Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) saw that Garcia was under arrest they asked the police to turn him over. From the Visalia Times-Delta:

https://hotair.com/archives/2018/12/20/released-thanks-californias-sanctuary-state-policy-man-went-reign-terror-days-later/

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    “Gustavo Garcia in times past would have been turned over to ICE officials. Even though it was a misdemeanor charge, they placed a detainer on him. That detainer can no longer be recognized,” Boudreaux said.

    “That’s how we did it in the past and that’s how we had always done it. And now, that tool has been taken from law enforcement,” Boudreaux continued. “After [the passage of] SB-54 we no longer have that power.

    “That tool has been removed from our hands and because of that our county was shot up by a violent criminal that could have easily been prevented had we had the opportunity to reach out to our fellow counterparts,” he added.

I saw that weaselly sheriff on TV saying this.  He didn't have the cojones to do the right thing and inform ICE even though he knew he was releasing a very bad guy back into society.  "We were just following orders".   

[Oceander]

I saw that weaselly sheriff on TV saying this.  He didn't have the cojones to do the right thing and inform ICE even though he knew he was releasing a very bad guy back into society.  "We were just following orders".   

Actually, it’s more than just “following orders” - it’s following the law as duly enacted by the duly elected representatives of the State of California.  A very unwise law, to be sure, but the law nonetheless. 

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Actually, it’s more than just “following orders” - it’s following the law as duly enacted by the duly elected representatives of the State of California.  A very unwise law, to be sure, but the law nonetheless.

Sometimes you just have to do the right thing.