The Trump administration has signaled that proposals to arrest top lawmakers in sanctuary jurisdictions may now be on the back burner, seemingly walking back more aggressive prior statements on the issue.
The apparent walk back came during a White House briefing last week, when I specifically queried Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt about sanctuary-jurisdiction officials, including Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss, a Democrat, who was reportedly seen participating in a violent anti-ICE protest in the sanctuary state of Illinois.
When I mentioned Biss and asked Leavitt if the administration has “plans to start arresting sanctuary mayors or governors going forwards,” she responded: “Unless they commit a crime, I don’t see them being arrested, but if they are violating federal law, if they are violating state law, then, of course, they should be arrested by state and local law enforcement.”
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