Trump slams the LA mayor for ‘urging illegals to beat the system’

President Trump took to Twitter on Tuesday to slam the mayor of Los Angeles for ‘urging illegals to beat the system’ after the city official reshared a video informing undocumented residents that they had rights. 

Trump criticized Mayor Eric Garcetti as he geared up for an appearance on the West Coast as part of a tour to speak with organizers of the 2028 Olympic Games and to attend fundraising events in Beverly Hills. 

On Sunday, Garcetti shared a video that he posted last summer that included a message of support to undocumented residents from him and Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore. 

‘The Mayor’s efforts to shield illegal aliens endangers the lives of the public and law enforcement who have to go into the field to apprehend those released,’ Trump said in his tweet. ‘He shouldn’t be urging illegals to beat the system, he should be urging them to safely turn themselves in!’

Garcetti’s post declares that the city and the police department do ‘not coordinate with ICE or participate in immigration enforcement and includes a video that was first shared ahead of ICE raids across 10 cities in 2019.

‘No matter their immigration status, I want every Angeleno to know their rights and how to exercise them,’ Garcetti said. ‘Remember, you have the right to remain silent. You don’t have to open your door to an ICE agent that doesn’t have a warrant signed by a judge. You have the right to speak to a lawyer before signing any documents or speaking to law enforcement.’ 

Garcetti’s post declares that the city and the police department do ‘not coordinate with ICE or participate in immigration enforcement and includes a video that was first shared ahead of ICE raids across 10 cities in 2019

‘No matter their immigration status, I want every Angeleno to know their rights and how to exercise them,’ Garcetti said

Garcetti encouraged residents to ‘keep a record of everything that happens’. 

‘Take note of an officer’s name and badge number, of when and where you are being questioned, so you can use that information in your own defense,’ he said.

The mayor also said in the video: ‘I want you to know, you do not need to be afraid. Your city is on your side, and rest assured, here in Los Angeles we are not coordinating with ICE.’ 

Chief Moore than told viewers that the department ‘is not assisting ICE in any way’.

‘We will not enforce immigration laws that are civil in nature and fall under the justification of the federal government. Immigration is a federal matter. Safety is a police matter, and we’re not going to mix those two,’ Moore added. 

Trump administration is set to deploy highly trained Border Patrol officers to boost arrests of unauthorized immigrants in a number of cities, the latest move in a battle against localities that adopt ‘sanctuary’ policies to protect them from deportation

US President Donald Trump speaks with US Olympic & Paralympic Committee CEO Sarah Hirshland and Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf

Trump administration is set to deploy highly trained Border Patrol officers to boost arrests of unauthorized immigrants in a number of cities, the latest move in a battle against localities that adopt ‘sanctuary’ policies to protect them from deportation.

Members of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC) will be among the officers deployed to cities to assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.

The BORTAC teams are heavily armed units are similar to police SWAT teams.

They will be sent to New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Atlanta, Houston, Boston, New Orleans, Detroit and Newark, New Jersey, CBP spokesman Lawrence Payne said in a statement on Friday.

BORTAC agents undergo a ‘grueling’ training program designed to ‘mirror aspects’ of U.S. Special Operation Forces courses, according to details about the program published on the CBP website. The unit was launched in 1984 in response to rioting at immigration detention facilities.