January 31, 20179 yr HAMILTON COUNTY, OH (FOX19) - Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Neil says he's "taking the side of the law" when it comes to immigration.His announcement comes one day after Mayor John Cranley declared Cincinnati a "sanctuary city," while adding that the city has already been serving in that role and will continue to do so in the future. There is no legal definition of "sanctuary city" policies. But they usually involve local municipalities curtailing their cooperation with federal immigration authorities on some immigration enforcement matters. Trump has threatened to withhold money from local jurisdictions that don't cooperate. "I’m taking the side of the law. I was elected Sheriff, and as sheriffs we don’t write the laws like legislators, we enforce the laws, whether federal, state or local,” Neil said. Sheriff Neil goes on to say, “I have no problem with immigrants; they are what this country was built on. My problem is with individuals who commit crimes. It makes no difference to me what the criminal’s nationality is, what the color of their skin is, or how they look in general. My focus is whether they committed a crime. We will treat everyone the same.” He concluded with, “As Sheriff I took an oath to enforce the laws of the United States of America and the laws of the State of Ohio. We don’t get to decide which laws we enforce and which we don’t. I have a responsibility to follow and enforce all laws and keep the public safe." The official of the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department states: It is the policy of this Sheriff’s Office to enforce the laws of the State of Ohio and to treat Foreign Nationals in the same manner as U.S. Nationals except where required otherwise by Ohio or Federal law. The following information is a summary of the Consular Notification and Access for Foreign Nations and establishes the policy Sheriff’s personnel will follow when Foreign Nationals are arrested or detained, how they are processed and released, and when a Foreign National has died or suffered a serious injury or illness where the Sheriff’s Office is the investigating agency. Where the following information does not provide guidance in connection with an individual arrested or detained, the standard procedures to follow for that individual are those as would be applied for anyone arrested or detained whether or not they are a Foreign National. Cranley and community and religious leaders on Monday also condemned Trump's executive order on Friday that blocked citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the U.S. Sheriff on 'sanctuary city': 'I’m taking the side of the law' - Cincinnati News, FOX19-WXIX TV
January 31, 20179 yr I'm not surprised, the mayor is a clown. Let's wait until the POTUS says that federal funding will be cut for Sanctuary Cities and then claim to be one.
January 31, 20179 yr Author I'm not surprised, the mayor is a clown. Let's wait until the POTUS says that federal funding will be cut for Sanctuary Cities and then claim to be one. Could you imagine the Cincinnati Mayor playing politics and it causing the Bridge Replacement to get bumped down the list?
January 31, 20179 yr Could you imagine the Cincinnati Mayor playing politics and it causing the Bridge Replacement to get bumped down the list? What list? Kudos to the mayor?
January 31, 20179 yr Author What list? Kudos to the mayor? Donald Trump vows to replace Brent Spence Bridge
January 31, 20179 yr Could you imagine the Cincinnati Mayor playing politics and it causing the Bridge Replacement to get bumped down the list? Fortunately that bridge is much bigger than Cincinnati or it's dumb Mayor.
February 1, 20179 yr I don't get this at all. Cranley just shot himself in the foot...pretty shocking really...
February 1, 20179 yr Author Fortunately that bridge is much bigger than Cincinnati or it's dumb Mayor. I hope you are right. The city of Cincinnati certainly needs all their Federal Highway dollars too.
February 1, 20179 yr I hope you are right. The city of Cincinnati certainly needs all their Federal Highway dollars too. So is the Sheriff saying he agrees or disagrees with the Mayor. I've been focused on the Supreme Court.
February 1, 20179 yr So is the Sheriff saying he agrees or disagrees with the Mayor. I've been focused on the Supreme Court. He does not agree, but they rarely do. The county and city are oil and water. I don't imagine that has changed since you were in the area.
February 1, 20179 yr He does not agree, but they rarely do. The county and city are oil and water. I don't imagine that has changed since you were in the area. That's what I thought I read but for some reasoning the wording of the article confused me. It will be intresting to see if this policy has any negative impact on economics in Cincinnati. We know all surronding cities in both Ohio and Kentucky of Cincinnati are heavy conservatives.
February 1, 20179 yr That's what I thought I read but for some reasoning the wording of the article confused me. It will be intresting to see if this policy has any negative impact on economics in Cincinnati. We know all surronding cities in both Ohio and Kentucky of Cincinnati are heavy conservatives. The non urban yes dominant conservative. The urban core still more liberal, but probably not as much as 20 years ago.
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