With the Trump administration in serious disarray, Attorney General Jeff Sessions yesterday made a speech in Miami deriding “sanctuary policies” seeking to redirect the nation’s attention from President Trump’s statements about the events in Charlottesville. He concluded as follows:
‘Leaders in jurisdictions like Miami-Dade, Lansing, and Westchester County, New York, believe it too, which is why they have stood up for the people they serve by choosing the rule of law.
So to all “sanctuary” jurisdictions across the country, I say this: Miami-Dade is doing it, and so can you. Work with us to enforce a lawful immigration system that keeps us safe and serves our national interest.
The Department of Justice will not concede a single block or street corner in the United States to lawlessness or crime.
Nor will we tolerate the loss of innocent life because a handful of jurisdictions believe that they are above the law.
I know that Miami-Dade will be an example of the good that comes from following the law.
We have already seen that: the same Independence Day weekend when Chicago suffered more than 100 shootings and 15 homicides, Miami-Dade also had a historic number of shooting deaths – zero.
I hope more jurisdictions follow Miami-Dade’s leadership by choosing to follow the law, because we all want to do the same thing: protect our families and defend our country.
So thank you, Miami-Dade.’
KJ