JUST IN: Chairmen of House Judiciary, Oversight and Homeland Security Cmtes. send letter to White House and DHS requesting communications of potential plan to send migrants to sanctuary cities, calling the idea of the plan 'alarming' and 'shocking.'
They said they are "deeply troubled" by reports about the proposal, calling it "a bizarre and unlawful attempt to score political points."
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The reports are “alarming,” they wrote, adding, “Not only does the Administration lack the legal authority to transfer detainees in this manner, it is shocking that the President and senior Administration officials are even considering manipulating release decisions for purely political reasons.” In the letter, the chairmen asked that several documents between last November and mid-April be provided to them by May 3, including emails and other communications between Department of Homeland Security officials and White House officials about the transfer or release of immigration detainees to specific locations in the U.S. They also asked for all DHS documents that discussed policy or legal justifications for such a plan.
In a separate tweet, Trump wrote, “Just out: The USA has the absolute legal right to have apprehended illegal immigrants transferred to Sanctuary Cities. We hereby demand that they be taken care of at the highest level, especially by the State of California, which is well known or its poor management & high taxes!”Rebecca Shabad
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