Immigration
Ignored ICE detainers ‘put lives at risk,’ DHS says, targeting Newsom, Pritzker, Healey
'Newsom and his fellow sanctuary politicians ... are releasing murderers, pedophiles, and drug traffickers back into our neighborhoods,' DHS said
Peter Pinedo By Peter Pinedo Fox News
Published March 24, 2026 6:00am EDT
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As congressional Democrats continue to vote to defund the Department of Homeland Security, the agency is calling out the "dangerous derangement" of sanctuary state leaders who it says are "putting American lives at risk" by releasing illegal immigrant pedophiles, murderers and gang members.
A spokesperson for DHS slammed Democratic governors Gavin Newsom of California and JB Pritzker of Illinois, both rumored 2028 Democratic presidential candidates, and also Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey.
"Governor Newsom and his fellow sanctuary politicians—including Pritzker and Healey—are releasing murderers, pedophiles, and drug traffickers back into our neighborhoods and putting American lives at risk," the spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
The spokesperson cited statistics showing that seven out of 10 of the safest cities in the U.S. cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. They issued a personal appeal to the Democratic governors, saying, "If we work together, we can make America safe again."
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ignored-ice-detainers-put-lives-risk-dhs-says-targeting-newsom-pritzker-healey
