Donald Trump’s Attorney General Pam Bondi hit back at Democrat governors who refuse to deport illegal immigrants.
Immediately after Bondi, 59, took office, she announced lawsuits against New York, its liberal leaders, Illinois, and the city of Chicago.
Bondi argued in the filings that their sanctuary laws ‘interfere’ with Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s ability to arrest and deport illegal migrants.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul fired back, calling it a ‘worthless, publicity-driven lawsuit’ and vowed the state would not back down.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said the lawsuit was ‘garbage’ and promised his state would put up a fight.
‘Unlike Donald Trump, we follow the law in Illinois. Now, maybe they put up with this kind of garbage in Florida, which is the home state of the head of the DOJ, but in Illinois we have grit, we are tough, we are strong and Donald Trump has no idea what he is up against when he attacks Illinois,’ he said.
Bondi issued a stark warning to the Democrat governors on Friday during an interview on Fox News – telling them ‘you better comply.’
‘Bring it on,’ Bondi said. ‘We will protect Americans. When they say they are tough and have grit, really? You are protecting illegal aliens over American citizens?’
Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a stark warning to Democrat governors who refuse to deport illegal immigrants
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul called the DOJ lawsuit a ‘worthless, publicity-driven lawsuit’ and vowed the state would not back down
‘Not going to happen under Donald Trump’s administration. We will find illegal aliens, and we will deport them in Illinois, New York, and other states, and you better comply with federal law, or you are going to be next.
‘We have spoken loud and clear. We are sick and tired of Americans being murdered and these states protecting illegal aliens. Talk to the family of Laken Riley and all of these other young women and men who have been murdered by illegal aliens. And let’s see what you think then when you want to protect them.’
Bondi has been taking immediate action to implement Trump’s agenda after being sworn in as Attorney General.
Her lawsuits take on states that administration believes are prioritizing illegal immigrants over U.S. citizens.
The lawsuit focuses on New York’s so-called ‘Green Light Law’, which permits undocumented immigrants to get driver’s licenses while blocking federal immigration agents from accessing the data.
The attorney general said the head of the state’s DMV was specifically included in the group they sued personally because of the ‘Green Light Law.’
The lawsuit argues the law dating back to 2019 is a ‘frontal assault on the federal immigration laws, and the federal authorities that administer them.’
Hochul called the move smoke and mirrors and a routine civil action from the Justice Department over a law that has been upheld ‘time and again’ since it passed.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said the lawsuit was ‘garbage’ and promised his state would put up a fight
Bondi argued in the filings that their sanctuary laws ‘interfere’ with Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s ability to arrest and deport illegal migrants
‘Here are the facts: our current laws allow federal immigration officials to access any DMV database with a judicial warrant. That’s a common-sense approach that most New Yorkers support,’ Hochul said.
Bondi has warned that the Justice Department is also ready to go after other states they believe are not complying with federal law.
The Trump administration is planning a bold new border crackdown that would let officials instantly expel migrants over fears they could spread dangerous diseases like tuberculosis.
Internal documents obtained by CBS News revealed plans to resurrect the controversial Title 42 policy – the same measure Trump used in 2020 to shut down the border during the Covid pandemic.
Border crossings have plummeted by a staggering 90 percent since Trump’s inauguration, with Border Patrol now recording fewer than 300 illegal crossings per day, according to Border Patrol chief Mike Banks.
This comes as Trump removed his top immigration official after failing to arrest enough illegal immigrants.
Caleb Vitello, the acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was reassigned on Friday.
