Jeff Sessions: Violence Victims and Immigration Agents

jeff sessions: Courthouses should not be used as bait in the necessary enforcement of our country's immigration laws, she wrote in the letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, adding that crime and domestic violence victims and witnesses all go to the courts seeking justice and due process of the law, according to Metro News. The letter comes amid a series of reports of arrests at courthouses in California, Oregon and Texas as federal immigration agents have been called on to step up deportations under President Donald Trump. Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye wrote in a letter to top federal officials that she is concerned about recent reports of immigration agents going to the courts to track down immigrants for arrest, saying the practice will affect the public's confidence in the court system. Immigration and Customs Enforcement weighs many factors when deciding where to make an arrest, including whether authorities have a home or work address for the person they are seeking and what is safest for officers and community, said Virginia Kice, an agency spokeswoman. Last month, immigration agents in Texas arrested a woman at an El Paso courthouse while she was obtaining a protection order against an alleged abuser. While ICE does arrest targets at courthouses, generally it's only after investigating officers have exhausted other options, she said in a statement.A Justice Department spokesman declined to comment on the letter. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.