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>Deportation crackdown expected to start in Miami — and these other cities — on Sunday
DC leaders voice dissent to president’s mass deportation plans
6/22/2019
https://wtop.com/dc/2019/06/dc-leaders-voice-dissent-to-presidents-mass-deportation-plans/
On June 17, President Donald Trump announced that officers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement would begin deporting “millions of illegal aliens.” Several D.C. leaders have publicly spoken out against such action.
In a Friday statement, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser called Trump’s threats “cruel and antithetical to our American values.”
“Regardless of immigration status, immigrants in DC are our neighbors, coworkers, family members, and valued members of our community,” said the statement.
The D.C. Police Department tweeted that they would not be asking residents about their immigration status.
D.C. Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen said he has spoken with D.C. police chief Peter Newsham about the upcoming raids and confirmed that D.C. police will not be cooperating with ICE.
The ACLU of D.C. released a statement on Twitter telling residents to take the threat of immigration raids seriously and to stay informed of their rights.
Other human rights groups have asked D.C. leaders to do everything in their power to ensure the protection of immigrants living in D.C. A petition on MoveOn.org asking D.C. leaders to stand against the ICE raids garnered nearly 1,000 signatures by Saturday morning.
The Miami Herald reported that immigration agents will be targeting Miami, Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, New York City and San Francisco.