Deputy AG Todd Blanche Warns California Dems to ‘Stand Down or Face Prosecution’ After Pelosi Threatens to Arrest ICE Agents

 Debra Heine

"Department of Justice Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Thursday warned top California Democrats to “stand down or face prosecution” after Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) threatened to have federal law enforcement agents operating in her district arrested.

" 'Pelosi stated in a press release Wednesday that San Francisco police may arrest federal agents if they are found violating state law during U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids. Blanche stated on Friday that any officer who lays a hand on federal law enforcement will be committing a crime.

" 'The former speaker issued the press release in reaction to “reports of a planned mass immigration raid” in the San Francisco area, and denounced the raids as an “appalling abuse of law enforcement power.”

"President Trump has since put on hold his decision to send 100 additional ICE and federal agents to San Francisco, giving the local government one more chance to tackle the city’s high crime problem.

“ 'It is important to note that California law protects communities and prevents federal agents from taking certain actions here that we have witnessed in other states,” Pelosi stated on her press release.

" ' 'While the President may enjoy absolute immunity courtesy of his rogue Supreme Court, those who operate under his orders do not. Our state and local authorities may arrest federal agents if they break California law—and if they are convicted, the President cannot pardon them,” she added.

" 'The 85-year-old concluded that San Francisco residents will “continue to stand with the patriotic immigrants who are the constant reinvigoration of America.”

" 'San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said in an interview that she had come up with the strategy after seeing federal agents allegedly “roughing up people in Los Angeles and Chicago,” according to the New York Times." . . .More...

New: DOJ Warns Pelosi to ‘Stand Down’ or Face Ramifications After She Threatened to Arrest ICE Agents

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