White House adviser Stephen Miller said city officials who maintain “sanctuary city” policies could face criminal charges if they miss a compliance deadline set by President Donald Trump that expires tonight. Miller told media outlets that jurisdictions such as Boston, which limit cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer requests, risk not only the loss of federal funding but also prosecution for “harboring and smuggling” undocumented immigrants. The warning marks an escalation of the administration’s pressure campaign against cities that decline to hold individuals sought by ICE. Miller added that, in some cases, ICE agents have had to spend weeks locating suspects after local authorities released them, and called the practice a threat to public safety.
STEPHEN MILLER: “Sanctuary cities like Boston refuse to turn over these menacing threats to public safety — and so now, they face not only revocation of funds... but also potential criminal charges for harboring and smuggling.” https://t.co/gfu7KKVIAz
🚨 WTF? Stephen Miller just said that ICE is dealing with sanctuary city mayors releasing illegal alien child predators, IGNORING the detainer - then ICE has to spend “weeks” finding the criminal. “It’s SICK.” Sanctuary Democrats are traitors. https://t.co/dxw9kzvTX5
🚨 BREAKING: Stephen Miller says sanctuary city officials can face CRIMINAL CHARGES for “harboring and smuggling.” “This is as REAL as it GETS.” Charge them. https://t.co/1PsLmkA2Wj “Sanctuary cities like Boston refuse to turn over these menacing threats to public safety — and