Calif. officials demand changes to sanctuary city policy after repeat felon kills 2 people at church
By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor
The mayor and the police chief of San Jose are calling for changes to Santa Clara County’s sanctuary city policy — that protects low-priority undocumented immigrants from deportation — after a suspect, who’s also a repeat felon, carried out a stabbing attack at Grace Baptist Church that left two killed and three seriously injured.
“Currently, the Santa Clara County policy prohibits responding to immigration detainers, which allowed the suspect to be released,” Police Chief Eddie Garcia said at a news conference days after the Nov. 22 stabbing incident, according to The Epoch Times.
The police chief said there was a need for a more balanced approach to the criminal justice system and to notify the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement when a violent undocumented immigrant is released into the community.
