Fox News' Jeanine Pirro calls for the arrest of governors who don't comply with ICE: “It's time to take a side”
Pirro: “This is obstruction. It is violation of the federal law.”
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From the January 22, 2025, edition of Fox News' The Five
JEANINE PIRRO (CO-HOST): Now let's talk about this Governor Pritzker. He vows to protect illegals in his state from ICE. Now the problem with that is he is protecting illegals in American cities where when ICE goes in, there is going to be a problem identifying them and putting Americans and police in jeopardy when they try to arrest them -- not to mention that many of them are, some of them, what percentage are criminals already who have evaded any kind of sentence and arrest, or arrest and prosecution.
But this is obstruction. It is violation of the federal law. It is violation of Article II of the Constitution. The Supremacy Clause requires that state and local enforcement comply with the executive branch, immigration enforcement. Federal law prohibits state and local acts from resisting, obstruction, and failing to comply with lawful immigration commands.
So let's be real clear about this. The fact Joe Biden didn't think it was a crime -- this guy was in la-la land the whole time -- this stuff is a crime. And if we get to the point where we have to arrest governors and other officials because they prevent law enforcement from working with ICE, it's time to take a side, you're with the Americans or you're with illegals who need to be deported, the worst 1.4 million already have deportation orders.