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NYPD top cop James O’Neill says ignoring Trump’s deportation order is more important than potential loss of federal funds
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[link to www.nydailynews.com]
the nypd has been led by fucking clowns and drunks since the 1800's O neill is just another boob in a long line of scum.
The potential loss of federal funds won’t trump the city’s pledge to push back against an expanded federal effort to deport undocumented immigrants, NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill said Friday.
“I’m setting the city up for what’s right,” O’Neill said after being asked if the city’s sanctuary city status could mean a loss in federal dollars for the police force.
“I’m always concerned about funding for the Police Department,” O’Neill said. “But we have to do what’s right — and I think the way we conduct business in New York City is the right way to do it.”
O’Neill on Wednesday sent out an internal message to all the city’s cops to remind them not to consider immigration status while doing their job.
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“It is critical that everyone who comes into contact with the NYPD, regardless of their immigration status, be able to identify themselves or seek assistance without hesitation, anxiety or fear,” O’Neill said in the sharply worded, 431-word memo.
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Immigrants and their supporters rally outside of the Varick Street Federal Immigration Court during a Feb. 16 protest against recent ICE raids. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
“The NYPD does not conduct civil immigration enforcement. Specifically, this department does not enforce administrative warrants issued by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents or federal immigration judges solely in connection with civil immigration violations.”
The missive was in sharp contrast to the directive issued a day earlier by President Trump’s Department of Homeland Security.
John Kelly, DHS Secretary, called for the deportation of any undocumented immigrant if they have been convicted or even charged with a crime — a broad widening of the policy that had previously been in place.
Homeland Security secretary promises ‘no mass deportations'
Deputy Commissioner Lawrence Byrne, the NYPD’s top lawyer, on Friday said the feds for years have conducted raids on their own and don’t need police approval or assistance.
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