U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently announced the arrest of several individuals in the United States who were in the country without legal status and had criminal convictions. The agency focused on people with extensive criminal records. Among those arrested was Ana Lizbeth Lopez-De Reyes, a Mexican national with fourteen criminal convictions. Her charges included cruelty towards a child, burglary, fraud, hit-and-run, and intimidating a witness. She was arrested in San Francisco, California, a state with sanctuary policies.
ICE officials, including Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin, expressed concerns about sanctuary jurisdictions such as California. They stated that releasing individuals with criminal convictions back into communities could affect public safety. McLaughlin urged local officials to work with federal authorities…