Leaders in sanctuary cities like Chicago and New York City are obstructing law enforcement and undermining public safety, former Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy told Newsmax on Sunday.
“I’ve spent 43 years trying to stop people from being victims of crime, and I will take any way that we can put somebody into custody,” McCarthy said on Newsmax’s “Sunday Agenda.” “I don’t get this sanctuary city thing. You can’t walk into Russia. You can’t walk into Germany. You can’t walk into France. So I don’t know why we allow it here.”
McCarthy pointed to sanctuary policies preventing police from cooperating with federal immigration authorities. He warned that such restrictions leave officers vulnerable and citizens less safe. “We’re out there to stop people from dying, and we’re getting obstructed by the people who the people put in office,” he said.
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