Multiple House Republicans are demanding the Justice Department prosecute elected officials and left-wing activist groups allegedly attempting to undermine the administrationโs deportation efforts.
GOP Reps. Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma, Andy Harris of Maryland, Eric Burlison of Missouri and Pete Sessions of Texas sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi Tuesday, exclusively obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation.ย
โWe write today to applaud your prosecution of Governor Kathy Hochul and New York Attorney General Letitia James and to respectfully request that you continue prosecuting individuals, organizations and elected officials who aid and abet illegal aliens in evading Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers,โ the Republican lawmakers wrote. โAssisting aliens in avoiding deportation is illegal; therefore, we urge you to continue upholding the integrity of the American system.โ
โFar-left politicians and nongovernmental organizations [NGOs] are flouting the law under the assumption that it will not be enforced. We ask that you demonstrate that such violations will not be tolerated.โ
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The letter alleges that left-wing organizations such as Code Pink, Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network and the Immigration Defense Project are actively providing resources to illegal migrants to evade detection by ICE.
The GOP congressmen also urged Bondi to prosecute elected officials helping illegal migrants evade detection by ICE.
Democrat New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy appeared to suggest that he was harboring an illegal migrant on his property on Feb. 3, leading border czar Tom Homan vowing to prosecute the elected official for appearing to violate federal law.
โAnd good luck to the feds coming in to try to get her,โ the Democrat then added, speaking at an open discussion at Montclair State University.
Murphyย walked backย the shocking claim days later.
Homan warned New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that he is working with the DOJ to determine whether the left-wing firebrand violated federal law by hosting a virtual webinar advising illegal migrants on how to handle encounters with ICE on Jan. 11.
โLetโs hope sheโs not educating the next person who gets out and murders a young college student in Georgia,โ Homan said on Fox News on Feb. 16. โThese are bad people weโre looking for. So she can call it education all she wants, but we all know itโs about evading law enforcement. These people have been ordered removed. The people weโre looking for now have final orders. Theyโre criminals. Theyโre in the country illegally.โ
Bondi filed a lawsuit against Hochul and James on Feb. 12, citing a New York state law allowing immigrants to obtain a driverโs license regardless of legal status. The Trump administration hit Chicago and the state of Illinois with lawsuits on Feb. 6 over the city and stateโs sanctuary laws, which restrict cooperation between local officials and ICE.
โThis is a new DOJ,โ Bondi said during a press conference announcing the Justice Departmentโs lawsuit against the state of New York. โWe are taking steps to protect Americans, American citizens and angel moms.โ
โNew York has chosen to prioritize illegal aliens over American citizens. It stops today,โ Bondi added. โWe sued Illinois. New York did not listen. Now youโre next.โ