Blaze News original: San Diego County's 'super' sanctuary vote reveals deep divides within community | Blaze Media

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : "The policy forces county officials to obtain a warrant signed by a state or federal judge to communicate with ICE.
47% : "Vargas argued that her policy aligned with state legislation passed under former Gov. Jerry Brown (D).
46% : Vargas' policy read, "Today's actions will adopt a resolution and Board Policy L-2 to affirm the County shall not provide assistance or cooperation to ICE in its civil immigration enforcement efforts, including by giving ICE agents access to individuals or allowing them to use County facilities for investigative interviews or other purposes, expending County time or resources responding to ICE inquiries or communicating with ICE regarding individuals' incarceration status or release dates, or otherwise participating in any civil immigration enforcement activities.
45% : In later November, the Los Angeles City Council rushed to pass a "sanctuary city" ordinance to send "a very clear message" that the city refuses to "cooperate with ICE in any way," according to council member Hugo Soto-Martinez (D).
44% : "Man who shot at California cop previously deported, arrested but cops wouldn't honor ICE detainer, feds say," one paper read.
42% : Multiple individuals in support of the measure seemed to repeat a near-identical phrase claiming that the San Diego County Sheriff's Office has been using local resources to assist federal immigration officials with deportation efforts.
41% : In response to residents' allegations about the use of county resources to assist federal immigration officials, the spokesperson provided clarity on the specific situations in which the sheriff's office can lawfully communicate with ICE.
39% : "As a Christian, I'm taught that Jesus has to run from political violence to Egypt.
39% : Thanks to coordination between local law enforcement and ICE, those dangerous individuals could be deported.
37% : Desmond argued that the policy went "beyond California's existing sanctuary laws by adding an additional layer of bureaucracy that hinders local law enforcement from directly notifying ICE about illegal immigrants who are currently in our jails, and they have committed heinous crimes.
35% : I don't see President Trump and Tom Homan allowing Nora Vargas to circumvent the will of the American people.
28% : Homan vowed to accomplish Trump's mass deportation mission with or without help from local politicians, noting that Democratic leaders' refusal to cooperate with ICE would only lead to more federal immigration officers on the ground in their communities.

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