{"id":11593,"date":"2025-06-25T10:41:18","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T02:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=11593"},"modified":"2025-06-25T10:41:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T02:41:23","slug":"immigrant-rights-groups-urge-sheriffs-to-prioritize-public-safety-over-immigration-enforcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=11593","title":{"rendered":"Immigrant rights groups urge sheriffs to prioritize public safety over immigration enforcement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A coalition of immigrant rights, faith and pro-democracy organizations presented a letter with 12,000 signatures Tuesday to the National Sheriffs\u2019 Association Conference in Florida, urging them to protect public safety rather than work with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"652\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/\u4f01\u4e1a\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20250625104002.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/\u4f01\u4e1a\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20250625104002.png 652w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/\u4f01\u4e1a\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20250625104002-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The letter urges sheriffs agencies to refrain from immigration-related issues, and stay away from what the organizers consider as the dangers of President Donald Trump\u2019s \u201canti-immigrant rhetoric and harmful immigration agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About 30 people attended a rally outside Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where the annual sheriffs\u2019 association conference was taking place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen sheriffs take on the responsibility of federal immigration authorities, it undermines your core mission, stretches already limited resources, and most importantly, causes real harm,\u201d the letter said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thomas Kennedy, a spokesman for the Florida Immigrant Coalition, said having law enforcement involved in immigration issues could lead to people being afraid to call for help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"453\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/\u4f01\u4e1a\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20250625104024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/\u4f01\u4e1a\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20250625104024.png 453w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/\u4f01\u4e1a\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20250625104024-227x300.png 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 453px) 100vw, 453px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a bad deal for our city in general, in terms of it being a welcoming place. 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