Homeland Security ups pressure on three U.S. states to hand over immigrants
發佈日期: 2025-09-21 21:19
TVB News
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has sent letters to the so-called sanctuary states of California, New York and Illinois, asking them to cooperate in deporting undocumented immigrants released from prison.
Illinois and New York refused to inform Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, when undocumented criminal immigrants are released from jail to be transferred to ICE custody for deportation. California did not respond to the letter.
Homeland Security assistant secretary Tricia McLaughlin said ICE sent follow-up letters to the three states informing them the agency would seek federal assistance to ensure cooperation.
McLaughlin said DHS had so far arrested more than 400,000 undocumented immigrants, 70 percent of whom had criminal charges or convictions.
California, meanwhile, became the first state to ban most law enforcement officers from covering their faces -- a common practice for ICE agents.
