A Riverside County lawmaker said the “type of immigration enforcement” is “not going to carry out any kind of immigration enforcement” as the Trump administration’s intensified attacks have increased fear in local immigration communities.
In a video posted on social media Thursday, Bianco said his deputies “have not been, not engaged, and are not engaged” in immigration enforcement, with members of staff from 4,000 members of the sheriff’s office. He said the staff were pushed back by people who claimed they were actively involved in such businesses.
“There has been a surprising rise in concerns about law enforcement and immigration,” he said. “Most of this is caused by misinformation and fear from dishonest politicians, social media, immigration activists, and even dishonest headlines from the media.”
Immigration enforcement is the sole responsibility of the federal government, Bianco said, and rumors about Riverside County Councillors carrying out attacks in counties, businesses and churches “simply not true.”
Bianco, a Republican and potential candidate for governor, did not specifically identify the individual, organization or outlet he mentioned in the video message.
Bianco’s message comes as Border Patrol agents attacked statewide this year, even before President Trump took office. One operation that began on January 7th led to 78 arrests in Bakersfield.
The attacks sparked anger in Southern California, including days of protests in Los Angeles.
California’s Sanctuary Law, known as Senate Bill 54, was approved in 2017 and prohibits local law enforcement from using public funds to play a direct role in immigration enforcement. It also prohibits the transfer of police to immigration authorities except in certain cases, such as when convicted of certain violent felony or misdemeanors.
In an interview with Fox 11 LA in November, Bianco said, “I’ll do everything in my power to make sure that Riverside County residents can be safe. That’s something about SB 54 on ice. If it involves working in form [U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement] You can be sure I am going to do that so that we can deport these people who are sacrificing us and sacrificing my residents. ”
Bianco said the law has driven wedges between immigrant communities and law enforcement agencies, highlighting that his agent would not ask about immigrant status when talking to victims.
In a message on Thursday, Bianco said, “Federal immigration officials will force our community out of the ice to reform the highly dangerous sanctuary state laws that have been forced upon us to find these offenders.” He said he will continue to fight for us. Our County Jail.”
On January 28, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors announced that the county executive officers and county attorneys were asked to provide data on deferred actions for the county’s postponed infant arrivals, or DACA, recipients, “Complies with the law.” “Accepted unlawful immigration, management, and management motions. It’s saved. It also instructs county officials to assess existing and potential new sources of funding to support undocumented immigrants facing deportation.
County officials are due to report to the board on Feb. 25th.
According to the Desert Sun, Bianco was not present at the meeting, but “we should work to ensure that the county government is here to protect all residents, and to build political disparities. I wrote an email to the county government saying that it should be done for sure.
