Dem rep warns immigration officers following 'illegal' Trump orders: 'You will not be safe'
A Democratic lawmaker issued a startling warning to government officials involved in “illegal” deportations that they “will not be safe” from future punishment when Donald Trump is no longer president.
“If you are a US government official and you are deporting Americans be warned,” Arizona Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego tweeted early Thursday. “When the worm turns you will not be safe because you were just following orders. You do not have to take part in illegal acts ordered by this President's administration.” ...
“It should be frightening to every American that a sitting member of Congress would threaten the safety of any person and their family, and incite the public to take acts of violence against them, let alone the lives of those whose job it is to protect us and keep us safe,” Crane [president of the National ICE Council] said in a statement ...
CAIRCO Notes:
Democrats calling for ICE to be abolished include Kirsten Gillibrand, Elizabeth Warren and others
- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, New York
- Sen. Bernie Sanders, Vermont
- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts
- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, Oregon
- Rep. Adriano Espaillat, New York
- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Washington
- Rep. Jim McGovern, Massachusetts
- Rep. Mark Pocan, Wisconsin
- Rep. Nydia Velazquez, New York
- Mayor Bill de Blasio, New York
- Gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum, Florida
- Gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon, New York
- Congressional candidate Randy Bryce, Wisconsin
- Congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York