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As a Republican leader likes Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis lined up under President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration, and Democrats showed their cracks – a division between those who dig out the ice to collaborate and other urging more pragmatic approaches.
The biggest voice of the party remains firmly opposed. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker repeatedly clashed with Trump over immigration attacks in his state, while Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner vowed his city would not cooperate.
“We have an authoritarian president who is a criminal.” Krasner says Earlier this year, there was a stance on sanctuary cities’ opposition to working with ICE.
Democrats were re-elected in November, adding: “The federal government can’t command state law enforcement and let them do the Nazi things” – and Pritzker directly fought Trump Work hard Illinois immigration and law enforcement actions.
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Demonstrators protested against Cook County Domestic Violence Court in Chicago on September 4, 2025. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
In Pennsylvania, state Rep. Abigail Salisbury took it a step further and announced a bill at the Democratic majority state capitol that largely prohibits Pennsylvania police from working with the ICE.
SalisburyTeam“The former seat of member Rep. Summer Lee also represents the Senate. John FettmanA warning from working with the ICE that his hometown of Braddock will waste critical resources from the state police.
She said in a statement that joining any 287(g) agreement PSP – allowing federal policies that allow state law enforcement – “will only increase the workload, further burden, taxpayer burden, and reduce the trust of the community that relies on our state police.”
In response to her home, the Swiss borough passed a resolution that would not help civil matters but would instead execute any criminal arrest warrants from Judge Salisbury Say on Facebook“This is what history looks like on the right side.”
“People often ask me what I can do on a local level. I’m proud to say my borough did it today,” she said.
A public information official at PSP said soldiers “comply with internal regulations[s]“Implement immigration laws and detain foreign nationals.
“The regulation provides that the Immigration Law Enforcement Committee is only authorized by the department Homeland Security‘ – Including ice and CBP. ”
PSP is ACLU sued in 2019 Representing several Latino drivers on behalf of a case alleging that soldiers targeted some drivers based on their race and asked about immigration status.
In the settlement, the plaintiff received a $865,000 grant, police revised policies such as AR-7-14, outlining the justification for detainees no longer being arrested, forbids immigration checks as part of ID verification, and declares that soldiers are not responsible for enforcing federal civil immigration laws.
The settlement puts police at a unique disadvantage in any future work with the Fed, and Salisbury said that when announcing her legislation, it aims to codify PSP’s agency policy directly into state law:
“But, policies do not have legal force and can change over time. As the danger is at stake, it is important for us to compile existing policies into.”
On the other side of the country, Rep. Gabe Vasquez sounded more reconciled tone of immigration reform and told the news: As a member of Congress in the New Mexico border area, the issue is very close to home.
When asked if the Democrats were ready to “accept the enforcement aspects of immigration policy,” Vasquez said the party was ready to come to the table.
“The Democrats are ready, and as border Democrats they have 180 miles United States-Mexico border…I am Mexican-American – [I understand] Complexity between both sides. ” he said.
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He said he still objected to some Trump’s “massive eviction” Action against immigrants working in restaurants and work sites – calling such raids “harsh”.
He said those people are said to have no proper documentation to work in the United States, but rather solutions should promote[ing] They are the right documentation – let’s review them. ”
“So, working with Customs and Border Protection and local officials, we know what the right investment is.”
He believes that not much attention in one area is the prospect of scanning 100% of all cargo entering commercial highways into the Southwest United States
“[That] He said this is the largest source of drugs entering the country.
Meanwhile, Fetterman also expressed his support for the work of ICE and said that “it is an important task for the work of our country.”
“Any call to abolish ice is inappropriate and outrageous,” He saidreceived some praise from Republicans.
In New York, Mayor Eric Adams’ attempt to allow hockey to enter Riker Island prison was also weakened by a judge this week.
