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The Local Sheriffs Gearing Up to Help Trump Carry Out Mass Deportations [View all]
The Local Sheriffs Gearing Up to Help Trump Carry Out Mass Deportationshttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-local-sheriffs-gearing-up-to-help-trump-carry-out-mass-deportations/ar-AA1uWVaz
FREDERICK, Md.—If President-elect Donald Trump ramps up deportations as promised, he will have a strong ally in Chuck Jenkins, the longtime Republican sheriff of Maryland’s Frederick County.
“I’m willing to support the president 100%,” said Jenkins, 68, gravel-voiced with a gray buzzcut. “I want to do more, within the law.”
That prospect is spreading fear in immigrant circles, advocates say, and drawing mixed views from residents in this growing county, which backed Democrats in the last two presidential elections. But Jenkins, once dubbed among the nation’s 10 toughest immigration sheriffs by Fox News, sees Trump’s imminent return to the White House as a mandate for a more assertive approach.
For local sheriffs who have long talked tough on immigration, their time has come.
While the incoming Trump administration has spoken about increasing the ranks of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and using the military to turbocharge deportations, one thing is clear: The federal government needs help from local law enforcement in cities and states far from the border to detain and remove people en masse.
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“I’m willing to support the president 100%,” said Jenkins, 68, gravel-voiced with a gray buzzcut. “I want to do more, within the law.”
That prospect is spreading fear in immigrant circles, advocates say, and drawing mixed views from residents in this growing county, which backed Democrats in the last two presidential elections. But Jenkins, once dubbed among the nation’s 10 toughest immigration sheriffs by Fox News, sees Trump’s imminent return to the White House as a mandate for a more assertive approach.
For local sheriffs who have long talked tough on immigration, their time has come.
While the incoming Trump administration has spoken about increasing the ranks of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and using the military to turbocharge deportations, one thing is clear: The federal government needs help from local law enforcement in cities and states far from the border to detain and remove people en masse.
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