The Department of Homeland Security is urging California Gov. Gavin Newsom to not allow the release of criminal illegal immigrants from state prisons and jails following the assault of a federal officer while trying to arrest a suspect at a jail. (Getty Images; Department of Homeland Security)
DHS made a similar call to Newsom last week. The Trump administration has said that the willful failure to honor ICE detainers put communities and law enforcement at risk.
At the time, Newsom's office referred Fox News Digital to a post on X: "California cooperates with ICE when it comes to REMOVING CRIMINALS — like sick rapists and murderers — in our state prisons."
Since Newsom took office in 2019, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has coordinated the transfer of more than 12,000 people, including murderers, rapists, and other violent offenders, into ICE custody.
"Contrary to Secretary Noem’s claims, California does not ‘harbor criminals,’" the governor's office said in a news release. "California law ensures violent offenders are held accountable while also ensuring that victims and witnesses — including victims of domestic violence and human trafficking — are not terrorized into silence by fear of deportation."
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is urging California Gov. Gavin Newsom to honor ICE detainers for more than 33,000 criminal illegal immigrants in law enforcement custody. (Tayfun Cokun/Anadolu via Getty Images; Jamie Kelter Davis/Getty Images)
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"As law enforcement tried to transfer the illegal alien from the lobby to their custody, 15 agitators gathered outside the jail, surrounded the officers and attempted to prevent the arrest of this criminal," DHS said. "The agitators refused to follow law enforcement commands."
During the confrontation, a female agitator physically assaulted a federal officer, DHS said. She was eventually arrested, authorities said.
Santos was admitted into the United States in November 2021 as a non-immigrant, non-agricultural worker with authorization to remain in the U.S. until August 25, 2022. He then failed to depart the country when his visa expired, authorities said.
Louis Casiano is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to louis.casiano@fox.com.
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