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IT IS TIME LOCAL POLICE START ARRESTING ICE AGENTS! (Original Post)
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Nov 4
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SSJVegeta
(2,036 posts)1. If they are in contempt of court, then they can be arrested. Federal judges can also deputize local police to do just
Almighty.. Gawd damn cowardly xum
. How can these cowards go home at night
.what a gawd forsaken feckin shit hole the USA has become
ChicagoTeamster
(164 posts)3. I don't know if that's legal from a jurisdiction standpoint
Local police can be arrested for interfering with a court order depending upon what the ICE agents are doing and what they're enforcing. Excessive Force or endangering minors are the only immediate things that come to mind. Federal Civil Rights violations would have to be enforced by FBI. Local jurisdiction can maybe attempt to make the arrest but if Fed doesn't pick up charges they would have a problem. ICE and HS might not comply with orders from local JD.
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CanonRay
(15,800 posts)5. I've been saying this for weeks
Nothing scares a cop more than going to jail