As a resident of San Francisco who prefers to see urban streets free of armed soldiers, I'd rather not have the National Guard occupy our city, as it already has occupied Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles. The recent military takeover of Washington by Donald Trump and his army has been abetted by the governors of West Virginia, Mississippi, Tennessee, Ohio, South Carolina, and Louisiana who voluntarily contributed some of their National Guard troops to the Washington bivouac,
Trump's approach to sanctuary cities began with an Executive Order aimed at combating what he termed the interference of these jurisdictions with federal law enforcement operations. The order instructed federal officials to cut funding to these cities, reflecting a broader strategy during his presidency to enforce stricter immigration policies against perceived obstruction.
Our Nation's ICE Officers have shown incredible strength, determination, and courage as they facilitate a very important mission, the largest Mass Deportation Operation of Illegal Aliens in History.
"We're still a federal state, and that means that there are powers that are given to the federal government in D.C. and powers that are given to states and localities," Ross Burkhart told me.