Feds push back on sanctuary policies to keep dangerous illegal immigrants off the streets after jail release
Federal officials are pushing back against California's sanctuary policies, claiming they compromise public safety. US Attorney Bill Essayli highlighted the challenges faced by immigration agents due to these policies, which prevent direct custody of criminal undocumented immigrants. The federal initiative, Operation Guardian Angel, aims to identify and apprehend deportable individuals before their release from local jails.
- ▪California's sanctuary-state policies are undermining public safety, according to US Attorney Bill Essayli.
- ▪Operation Guardian Angel is a federal initiative targeting deportable individuals in county custody before they are released.
- ▪The operation involves collaboration among ICE, the FBI, the DEA, and other federal agencies to prevent avoidable street-level apprehensions.
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Metro Feds push back on sanctuary policies to keep dangerous illegal immigrants off the streets after jail release By Daniel Farr Published May 30, 2026, 8:38 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The California Post on Google California’s sanctuary-state policies are undermining public safety and forcing immigration agents into costly, time-consuming street arrests instead of taking custody of criminal undocumented immigrants directly from jails, according to a top law enforcement official. US Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli said sanctuary policies have dismantled what he described as a once-cooperative system that kept higher-risk individuals from returning to the streets.
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