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L.A. County Supervisor @kathrynbarger says CA's sanctuary policy is contributing to the raids. "This has become out of hand!" She thinks I.C.E. should be allowed in jails to pick up felons. "What do you expect when you send them back iinto the community?" Via @FOXLA https://t.co/VNPNGIjCyb
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A Los Angeles County supervisor stated that someone in her office reported a frightening encounter with an unmarked car and an officer without a badge. She fears imposters will take advantage of the community. She believes the community is a casualty of the war between local and federal government, as ICE was kicked out of the jails, and felons were released back into the community.
The supervisor thinks the sanctuary policy isn't working, claiming ICE now picks up additional people instead of focusing on serious criminals. She criticized protesters who disrespect the American flag and opportunists who throw rocks. She applauds the mayor's curfew.
She believes recent events are orchestrated by groups intending to take down the government. She intends to represent her district and work with the federal government, including ICE, to rebuild. She feels alone in her view on the board, believing the situation is self-inflicted due to the lack of cooperation with the federal government. She says law enforcement is grateful for the National Guard's presence.
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Speaker 0: The chair of the board of supervisors joins me now. We know you always have, strong takes on a lot of things. What what is your your big takeaway so far after these historic few days in LA County that are getting worldwide attention?
Speaker 1: Well, I have a lot of takeaways at all levels. I mean, right now, I've been getting calls, and and actually someone that works in my office, her godson was pulled over by someone who didn't show a badge, was in an unmarked car, and quite frankly, he was afraid. And my greatest fear is is that if they're not IDing themselves, you're gonna have imposters out there taking advantage of the community. And so I've reached out to ICE. I think it's important for us to communicate something that is not occurring, and it's across the board.
And by the way, ICE doesn't trust the federal government doesn't trust local to have their back. So, you know, this this is what happens when you don't work together. And in the end, the community is is, you know, the the casualty of the war. We kicked ICE out of our jails where we would have picked up the felons, once they did their time, and we put them back in the community. And this is what you get.
This is what you get when you don't work with ICE.
Speaker 0: So you're you're saying that the the sanctuary policy, which a lot of your colleagues say is so important, doesn't sound like something you think is working?
Speaker 1: Obviously, it's not, Alex. If they began with the focus on picking up people
Speaker 0: that
Speaker 1: have broken the law, serious crimes, they've gone in, they've picked up that individual, and then they pick up others that are there.
Speaker 0: Right.
Speaker 1: We have sent them back into the community. If we had an agreement where which we did, and actually, this this is under Alex Villanueva when he ran. One of his promises was that he would eliminate ICE in the jails. And, you know, it would have been out of his hands anyway because the state passed law that you can't cooperate. But what do you expect when you send them back into the community and, you know, even people that are not thrilled with what's taking place support the fact president said when he ran that he was going to deport undocumented that have committed crimes, serious crimes in this country.
And and that's what he's doing, but but it's it's gotten to an entirely different level. And then when I see these protesters who they don't like ICE, they don't like LAPD, they don't like sheriff, they're burning the American flag, they're spitting on it. What kind of message is that sending as well? I mean, this has become absolutely out of hand. You've got opportunists who truly do deserve to have the book thrown at them, for throwing rocks.
Are you kidding me? Are you kidding me?
Speaker 0: Or smashing up the sidewalk to throw rocks and turn it into to into rocks.
Speaker 1: Yeah. Well, I I mean, I I I've watched it. I mean, I I think the fact I I applaud the the mayor for doing the curfew because, yet, at night is when you have these opportunists, these anarchists coming into town who truly do wanna undermine the rule of law.
Speaker 0: Yeah. And this is Monday night, the the the video that we're we're talking about now, and you saw some of those anarchists who come out at event after event. Okay. So so how do we go forward then, supervisor? How do we build trust?
Because we've got this weekend, we've got a big protest, coming up. The no kings protests are gonna be happening around the country. The president having a big military parade in Washington on the day of his birthday. We we know there's gonna be a lot of people out in the streets. How do we keep that safe?
Speaker 1: Well, of all, this is being, well orchestrated by some groups that, quite frankly, are using this as an opportunity to to, take it really take down the government, in my opinion. So it's gonna be all across the country, but it's funded, and it's being done by groups that are very, very orchestrated. Orchestrated. And and and that's just the reality. It started in LA.
You're seeing it happen across the country. What am I gonna do? I'm gonna continue to do what I always do. I'm gonna represent my district, recognizing that the federal government is a partner. ICE is part of our government, and we have to work together.
Whether we like it or not, if they're following the rule of law, it's really not up to me as an elected. I took an oath and you know, to uphold the constitution. I take that very seriously, but I also take seriously the fact that I have a part of my district that burned down, and I need to work with the federal government because my constituents are hoping and expecting support from the federal government to rebuild, and, I plan to work with our president to make sure that happens.
Speaker 0: Right. And that's a point that I brought up with governor Newsom the other day. Essentially, if you fight him so hard on this, could that mean less money than the $40,000,000,000 that he's asked for from the federal government on this side? So in terms of your colleagues, you know, the sanctuary policy that you clearly think is not working, do any of your other colleagues on the board share that perspective? Do you have anything close to the number of votes to change that policy, in the short term now that we've seen what we're seeing?
Speaker 1: I am on an island, and I'm okay being on that island because I know what I'm doing is I feel I feel this is I've been consistent throughout my entire, you know, ten years, eleven years on the board. I believe that we have truly this is this is self inflicted, what is happening, because by pushing ICE out of the jails and not cooperating with the federal government, for individuals that, quite frankly, are going back into a community and and victimized in that community even more, the community that we are supposedly protecting. So, you know, I I'm one. I'm I'm by myself on this, but I'm gonna be vocal, and I'm gonna be consistent. You can ask me in a year.
You can ask me in two years, and I will be consistent because I truly do believe that that we need to work with the federal government. And, oh, by the way, if you were to talk to law enforcement, both LAPD and sheriff, they are grateful that the, that the guard came in. Now the question of who oversees it, I get it. I agree with the governor on this. It's unfortunate that it's been federalized because this really is under the governor, and it worked well when we had the fires.
But if you talk to law enforcement, they are grateful. Our sheriffs are overworked. They're working twenty hours We had one sheriff that died aged 21 and had been working straight overtime. Yeah. You know, something's gotta give.
We gotta work together, and not politicize and and and become and and use the National Guard and law enforcement as a pawn on this whole disagreement that's taking place.
Speaker 0: And and if you talk off camera with a lot of the sheriff's deputies that work in the jails, they would agree with your position as well when it comes to sanctuary cities. So it's interesting, and we're grateful for your perspective. We welcome other of the supervisor board of supervisors. They wanna share the other perspective. They say that it it it it it is a problem for trust within the community, and that's their argument for the policy.
But, obviously, it's very top of mind and very relevant discussion right now. Supervisor Catherine Barger, always sharing your view whether it's popular or not. We appreciate you bringing a strong take every time we see you. Thanks so much for joining us.
Speaker 1: Thank you, Alex. You take care.
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"Law and order is back!" @billessayli says the biggest change with him as U.S. Attorney for SoCal, is re: immigration. He says in a week, he's already filed for 200 illegal aliens with criminal convictions to be removed. He says there were 0 filings in the previous admin. https://t.co/Q4Mwh02Tp0
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US Attorney Bill Isaley discusses his new role and priorities, including an investigation into the homelessness crisis. He notes that billions have been invested with little to show for it, and an audit revealed $2 billion unaccounted for within LASA. The investigation aims to track every dollar spent, with the help of the FBI, IRS, and other agencies.
Isaley recounts walking Skid Row with Judge Carter, observing a lack of government services and an abundance of private aid. He emphasizes the priority of combating fentanyl, focusing on border security, China, cartels, and local dealers, who will face federal prosecution.
Isaley intends to provide oversight and check the balance in California. His office will aggressively but fairly file cases, especially targeting immigration cases involving criminal illegal re-entry, aiming to neutralize sanctuary state policies.
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Speaker 0: US attorney Bill We've had you on several times as assembly member Bill Isaley. New job. Congratulations on the new gig.
Speaker 1: Thank you. Happy to be here and happy to be in this new role.
Speaker 0: So let's talk about this homelessness investigation. What's what what are you found so far and and so what what are you looking to do in the next few months and years?
Speaker 1: Yeah. This is an issue that's been not only on my radar, but I think everyone's radar for the last few years. We've seen billions of dollars being invested into the homeless crisis and there's very little to show for it. When I was in Sacramento, we would ask for outcomes and we got no answers. And then just this last month as audit was conducted at the request of judge Carter and an accounting firm came in and looked at LASA and said there's $2,000,000,000 unaccounted for.
Yeah. That doesn't happen. So we wanna get to the bottom of where all the money went.
Speaker 0: So judge Carter is the judge that sort of oversees the area and he's been pushing for a lot of this homelessness stuff. LASA is the housing authority that the county has been using. Mhmm. Now there's a big push to the city has been using I should say. There's a push to sort of maybe change LASA because because of that.
So where do we go from here?
Speaker 1: Yeah. So we're we're not prejudging anything. We're conducting an investigation from the bottom up. We're gonna get all the bank records. We're gonna look at all the transactions and we're gonna account for every dollar that was spent.
And we've got FBI, IRS, office of inspector general of housing urban development and I have my best prosecutors in the office that will be working on this and the public deserves to know where their money went.
Speaker 0: And I know you walked Skid Row with judge Carter.
Speaker 1: I did.
Speaker 0: What was that conversation like?
Speaker 1: That was an eye opening experience. I mean, the level of of need there was shocking and also the lack of government services. I mean, walking around there, the only people I saw providing any aid, medical or food were private people with private donors.
Speaker 0: Mhmm.
Speaker 1: And the only government assistance I saw there was people handing out needles and drug kits so that people could safely use drugs. It's shocking.
Speaker 0: Well, speaking of that, the the previous US attorney put a lot of emphasis on fentanyl and dealing with that issue. Is that something that you've seen as a priority and what are you gonna do on that?
Speaker 1: That is a priority to the administration. Obviously, a lot the fentanyl is coming over the border, so that's part of our border policy securing our border, you know, going after China for sending the product to Mexico and obviously, cartel for distributing it. But dealers in California should be on notice. If you deal fentanyl, we will prosecute you and charge you and you'll go to federal prison, not state prison.
Speaker 0: What does this role mean to you to have the confidence of president Trump to be doing this now?
Speaker 1: Well, look, it's an incredible honor to be selected by the president and the attorney general for this. This is the largest US attorney's office in the country. We have over 300 lawyers. It's a tremendous responsibility, but I think, you know, with my background having been a local and federal prosecutor and having been up in Sacramento, it's time to have that oversight, that level of check and balance on a state of California where frankly, there hasn't been a lot of checks and balances in this state.
Speaker 0: Well, speaking of, because you were just part of the super minority, right, in in the assembly where essentially Democrats could ignore you on everything. They didn't need your votes on anything. They
Speaker 1: did. Have a lot
Speaker 0: of those people now start to reach out to you because they need you? Have you have you gotten a different sort of response now that you have a lot more power?
Speaker 1: I got a lot of congratulations. But as you can imagine this new role, I've sort of had to detach myself from from the political world. So yeah, I've gotten a lot of just congratulatory messages but no. I I I probably won't engage in substantive conversations with them just to maintain my independence.
Speaker 0: But speaking of that though, I mean, you you were, you know, a real critic of of governor Newsom. Obviously, you're in a different sort of role now, but how do you see this job potentially as a way to keep him in check?
Speaker 1: Look. My job is not to keep the governor himself in check. My job is to follow the evidence where it goes. So we're gonna look at state spending like this homelessness, $24,000,000,000 spent over the last five years. We're just gonna look at the accounts and see where the money goes.
Public corruption will be a key issue. I know there's gonna be another investigation into the high speed rail. So it's not the governor per se, but it is a lot of issues that he he champions.
Speaker 0: Biggest change for the office now with you in charge?
Speaker 1: Biggest change the office is that law and order's back. We're gonna be filing cases. We will be aggressive but fair. And I think the biggest thing you'll see is a crackdown on immigration cases. Those are illegal aliens who've reentered, committed crimes.
We'll be very aggressive with them. There were no filings the last few years under the prior administration. Zero. Zero of thirteen twenty six cases. As of of last week, we've had over two filings in my office.
So that would probably be the biggest change and more to come. We we want to neutralize these sanctuary state policies and I think we have some plans to do that.
Speaker 0: Well, you've always been great in talking with us before and we're grateful that you're here now and hope we can continue that open dialogue. Absolutely. Congratulations on the new gig. Thank you so much. I'm not just saying that because I want something.
Alright. Still to come.
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I'm on daily Zoom calls with Democratic Attorneys General nationwide, strategizing to counter the Trump Administration's actions. With new developments every day, it's crucial we stay united. Catch my full interview on @FOXLA's @TheIssueIsShow this week.
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NEWS: @AGRobBonta says he's on a daily zoom with all of the Democratic Attorneys General in the country. They discuss a joint strategy to fight back against the Trump Administration. "There are new actions taken every day...it's necessary." Watch our full interview with @RobBonta this week on @FOXLA's @TheIssueIsShow.
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The pace is fast, but we're ready. We've been preparing for months with attorneys general nationwide, anticipating actions from the Trump administration and Project 2025.
We meet daily to address new developments and coordinate action. We allocate cases based on expertise, ensuring maximum impact. For instance, some AGs specialize in gun violence, others in LGBTQ rights, immigration, or the environment.
The executive order on birthright citizenship was a clear constitutional violation. Trump tried to amend the Constitution with a stroke of a pen. We acted immediately, challenging it in court and stopping it within days.
Despite the Supreme Court's conservative majority, I'm confident birthright citizenship will be upheld. It's a clear constitutional right, and the justices are sworn to uphold the law.
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Speaker 0: Describe what the pace of what's happening has been like and and sort of how you pick and choose what fight to even get involved in.
Speaker 1: Yeah. Pace is fast. We're busy, and we have capacity. We are not tapped out. We're ready for more.
If more is to come, we're in good shape because we're working with our attorneys general from across the nation. We're a team, and we've been preparing for this moment for months, looking at all the things that Trump has said he would do, his administration indicated he would do, what Project twenty twenty five indicates he might do, and preparing for every possible action. That's why when the executive order on birthright citizenship was issued on day one, we were ready to file immediately and stop him in court, which we did within days. We already had the the arguments prepared, the briefs filed, just needed to dot the i's, cross the t's, press print, and file.
Speaker 0: So where we're sitting right now is where you are meeting with attorneys general from all over, Democratic attorneys general. Is it kinda like the avengers? I mean, take take us inside the room
Speaker 1: in terms of how you Avengers assemble.
Speaker 0: How you are thinking about this and what you all are talking about privately. About half
Speaker 1: the states have Democratic attorneys general. We've been talking to each other for months leading up the Trump administration. We've accelerated and increased the frequency of those talks. After Trump's election and before the inauguration, we talk every day. So it'll be nice to see people in person that I I saw on Zoom yesterday and the day before, just like you and I have seen
Speaker 0: each other in person. As a group via Zoom every single day?
Speaker 1: Every day. Wow. Every day. And it's important that we do because there are new actions taken every day, new developments. The situation has changed.
Cases become ripe, and they need our action. And in the in between times between the everyday assembling of all the AGs, our staffs are talking. We're talking in smaller groups. We're talking all the time, and it's important. It's necessary.
It's the right thing to do. I think the people of this state, the people of this country deserve preparedness, readiness.
Speaker 0: So when you all talk every day, do you decide, like, New York, you take this one. Illinois, you take this one. I mean, how how does that work?
Speaker 1: That's part of it. Deploying our resources for maximum impact is part of it. Sometimes a certain AG's office has been an expert and has great institutional knowledge on a certain topic, gun violence, for example, others on on LGBTQ rights, others on immigration or environment. So we like the experts with the most knowledge, experience, and success in the past to take on those issues now.
Speaker 0: There are so many cases happening at the same time. Is there one where you just say, wow, that one just was really something?
Speaker 1: I mean, a full frontal assault on a cons the constitutional right of birthright citizenship on Day one through an executive order where, there's a process to amend the Constitution. If that's what you want to do, you can have a constitutional convention. You can get two thirds votes in both houses of congress. You can get three fourths of the states to ratify. But he said, hey.
I think I'll amend the constitution with a stroke of the pen. That he had not an inauguration, but a coronation. That he's not not a president, but a king. That he can change the constitution not through the delineated process but through one stroke of the pen, kind of told us a lot on day one. And and it also told us that we must act right away.
We must slap him down from this constitutional action immediately and we did. And that's our system working. You go to the courts, you get a remedy, you get a court order, you stop the unconstitutional action.
Speaker 0: Ultimately, though, it will go probably to the US Supreme Court, which now has a conservative majority, including three justices appointed by him. Are you confident that that court will uphold birthright citizenship?
Speaker 1: I am. On birthright citizenship, that's a clear case. Yeah. Clear as day. A a Republican appointed federal judge appointed by Reagan saw the case and issued the first ruling.
And he said, in four decades, I haven't seen a clearer case. The Supreme Court might have some conservative appointees. They are also sworn to uphold the law and the constitution. Birthright citizenship is a clear constitutional right. I believe it'll be upheld.
Speaker 0: Rob Bonta. We'll have a lot more with him Friday on our political show. The issue is at 10:30.
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NEWS: @NikkiHaley responds to losing the Nevada GOP primary to "none of these candidates:" She tells me NV's system was a "scam" that was "rigged from the start." There were no delegates at stake so she didn't "spend a day or a dollar there." Via @TheIssueIsShow https://t.co/L5wxTHaEqO
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Nevada is seen as a scam because Trump rigged the primary and it was not worth their time. Their focus is on South Carolina, Michigan, and Super Tuesday. Republicans lost important votes on the border and Israel, and Trump's involvement in various court cases is causing chaos. The Republican party needs to change and not respond to Democrat chaos with more chaos.
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Speaker 0: Does that situation in Nevada hurt a little bit? No. I mean, Nevada, it's such a scam. They were supposed to have a primary. Trump rigged it so that the GOP chairman, who's been indicted, would go and create a caucus.
We knew months ago that we weren't gonna spend a day or a dollar in Nevada because it wasn't worth it. Mhmm. And so we didn't even count Nevada. That wasn't anything we were looking at. We knew that it was rigged from the start.
Sure. Our focus is on South Carolina, Michigan Super Tuesday. So if you look what we did in Iowa and you look what we did in New Hampshire, we're continuing to grow. That's what matters, I think, more than anything else. But look at what happened this week.
Here you have Republicans lost a major vote on the border. Mhmm. Republicans lost a major vote on Israel. Donald Trump was found that he will not have immunity in all of these Court case is coming up. The RNC chair is fired.
Mhmm. All of this chaos is happening around us and Donald Trump's fingerprints are on every bit of it. We can't continue as the Republican party to go forward with this chaos. You don't defeat Democrat chaos with Republican chaos, and that's why we've gotta see a change.