'We Want To End Sanctuary Cities': 'Chicago Flips Red' VP Questioned By Andy Biggs

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At a House Judiciary Committee hearing before the Congressional recess, Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) questioned Danielle Carter-Walters, Vice President of "Chicago Flips Red."

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00:00For your testimony, we'll now proceed with questions under the five-minute rule and we'll

00:04begin with Mr. Biggs. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I thank the witnesses for being here today.

00:08I've read all of your statements that you've submitted and have been listening intently to

00:11your testimony. Mr. Hallman, I just want to confirm Cook County Jail in Illinois

00:16from October 1st, 2022 to February 6th, 2025, released more than 1,000 criminal aliens into

00:25their community. Correct. Is that accurate? Yep. And just want to confirm this, Mr. Franklin. I don't

00:32want to take this out of context. You said compelling local police to enforce federal

00:37immigration law would only further damage community trust. Is that an accurate reflection? I'm reading

00:45from your statement. Is that accurate? Yes, depending upon the jurisdiction and what those

00:51unique circumstances might be for that particular city or town. And Ms. Carter-Walters, in Chicago,

00:57where they've released over a three-year period more than 1,000 criminals back into your community,

01:04does that make you feel safer as a citizen? No. Did it make your community feel safer? No. And did it

01:11provide actual safety when you saw MS-13 train to Aragua roaming the streets there? No. So you've

01:20demanded a full forensic audit of every dollar tied to migrant shelters, right? Yes. And a freeze on the

01:26$92 million budget until full reviews are completed? Yes, sir. And you want the accountability and

01:34community input? Yes, sir. And a federal investigation into potential corruption? And potentially, if there

01:42is corruption, you want prosecution. Is that right? Yes. And most importantly, you want an end to

01:47sanctuary policies that you feel disadvantages you guys as citizens of Chicago vis-a-vis illegal aliens

01:57who are being released into your community? We want to end sanctuary cities. And go to you now,

02:03Sheriff. Thank you, Sheriff Wagner. So you outline and give some examples of some horrific instances in

02:16your own county, particularly shocking case 2021 in Othello. Can you briefly, I mean briefly, recount that

02:24for us? Yeah. In 2021, we had an incident of an illegal alien that took the life of a mother and a

02:30daughter, the daughter being a special needs female that had the capacity of a five-year-old. And they did

02:39in a very horrific way by dismembering the bodies and leaving them in a trunk of a vehicle. How did

02:45that impact your community? That was a huge impact in our community. How so? Well, any horrific crime,

02:53no matter who's involved, is going to impact the community. And I think that the situation that we

02:59were faced with is the limited resources that everyone keeps talking about here. I'm a department

03:04of 18 people, and that includes myself and my undersheriff, that we're working. I'm not a

03:10politician. By, I guess, my job I am. But we actually get out and do the work. And this situation...

03:17You imply that we don't get out and do the work, which is fair. That's all. That's fair, Sheriff.

03:22I'm not saying that. It's fair. I'm not saying that. But the reality is that, I mean,

03:27it affects the community because we are a small community, a small farming community of all

03:32nationalities. And we are very close to each other, and we care about each other very much.

03:37In your recommendations, you talk about allowing you to enforce the law, and that might mean that

03:47you actually cooperate with federal officials. So if I understand your keep Washington working

03:54law, that's the statute there, are you allowed to hold someone with an ICE detainer?

04:01We are not. Are you allowed to transfer someone if ICE requests that you transfer them to their

04:07custody? According to the KWW, no. So the state law actually directly, not indirectly, not impliedly,

04:17it actually directly defies federal law, federal statute. That's what I understand, yes.

04:24Yeah, because federal statute says if you get a detainer, you're supposed to hold.

04:28Yeah. You're supposed to hold. That's what federal law says. And you can't do that there.

04:32Correct. How does that impact the safety of your community?

04:35Well, ours is impacted in a great way because, one, my jail has been closed for three years,

04:40and I find that ironic in this situation as well. But it impacts us in a great way because,

04:47like I believe it was Mr. Jordan was explaining, putting people out onto the street and having them

04:54get caught again becomes a bigger problem. We're not arresting on immigration status. We're putting

05:00people in jail for crimes they committed in our community. And then ICE, because of public records

05:04that are available and things like that, they have the ability to find out who's in our custody and where

05:09they are and when they're released and all those kind of things. And they are basically released to

05:15their custody in the opposite way, similar to Denver in most cases.

05:20Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My time has expired.

05:22Ms. Jayapal.

05:25Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

05:36Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

05:39Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

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