JW NEWS LINK 03/27/2018 CALIFORNIA CITIES REBEL JERRY 'MOONBEAM' BROWN'S EDICTS

California Sheriff Revolts Against Sanctuary State Law, Makes Inmates’ Release Dates Public Source: The Daily Caller The sheriff’s department in a major Los Angeles metro area county announced Monday that it will begin publishing a list of inmate release dates, spurning a provision of California’s sanctuary state law that limits communication between local officials and immigration authorities. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department’s online inmate database includes the date and time of a prisoner’s release, a change that agency officials say will improve communication with federal law enforcement partners. READ MORE

Background Notes from Judicial Watch

03/02/2017 Stealth Sanctuary to Avoid Losing Federal Funds, Police Chief Pens Spanish Letter Assuring Illegal Aliens Source: Judicial Watch The chief of police in an upscale northern California town has issued a letter in Spanish to illegal immigrants in his city assuring them that they’re safe from deportation because his agency “will not engage in federal immigration enforcement activities.” Police in Windsor, which is situated about 60 miles north of San Francisco, will not arrest or detain any person for immigration violations or conduct “sweeps” to locate those “illegally present in the United States,” the letter states. READ MORE 12/04/2017 California Court Rejects Effort to Toss Taxpayer Lawsuit Against San Francisco’s Illegal Immigrant Sanctuary Policies Source: Judicial Watch Judicial Watch announced that the Superior Court of California, San Francisco County overruled San Francisco Sheriff Vicky Hennessy’s move to end a Judicial Watch taxpayer lawsuit challenging the Sheriff’s sanctuary policy. The lawsuit challenges restrictions on the ability of sheriff’s deputies to communicate freely with Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) about inmates’ citizenship, immigration status, and release dates. READ MORE 08/01/2016 DOJ Rewards Law-Breaking Sanctuary Cities, States with $342 Mil in “Grants” Source: Judicial Watch The Obama administration rewards sanctuary states, counties and cities that shield violent illegal immigrants from deportation with hundreds of millions of dollars in federal grants and one of the biggest recipients recently made headlines for protecting a serial criminal who murdered a young woman. California, also a renowned sanctuary state that offers illegal immigrants a number of taxpayer-funded perks, topped the list with $132,409,635 in DOJ grants. READ MORE