Attorney General Jeff Sessions railed against Chicago’s sanctuary city policy Wednesday in a speech meant to praise Miami-Dade County's collaboration with federal immigration authorities.
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Giménez (R) ended the city’s sanctuary policy in February, allowing local law enforcement agencies to comply with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainers.
“Unfortunately, some cities — like Chicago — refuse to follow your example,” said Sessions.
Sessions linked Chicago's murder rate to its refusal to honor ICE detainers.
“In Chicago — a city with almost exactly the same 2.7 million person population as Miami-Dade — more than 433 people have been murdered since the beginning of the year. More than three times as many as Miami-Dade,” said Sessions.
