(The Lion) — A liberal law firm in Maine is advising public schools on how they can “shield” illegal immigrants and refuse to comply with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The advice from Drummond Woodsum even tells schools to destroy evidence of immigration crimes so that ICE cannot obtain it, according to The Maine Wire.
“One simple measure would be to limit the type of information that schools retain,” the firm said in a memo sent to various public schools. “Avoid asking about the citizenship or immigration status of students or their parents or guardians for any reason.”
However, the law firm’s advice could put these schools in legal jeopardy.
Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice sent a memo warning its employees of legal repercussions if they interfere with federal immigration enforcement efforts.
“Laws and actions that threaten to impede Executive Branch immigration initiatives, including by prohibiting disclosures of information to federal authorities engaged in immigration-enforcement activities, threaten public safety and national security,” the memo said. “The Civil Division shall work with the newly established Sanctuary Cities Enforcement Working Group within the Office of the Associate Attorney General, to identify state and local laws, policies, and activities that are inconsistent with Executive Branch immigration initiatives and, where appropriate, to take legal action to challenge such laws.”
Border Czar Tom Homan has said the Trump administration is currently prioritizing the removal of illegal immigrants with criminal convictions in the United States, plus those wanted for crimes abroad.
“We’re concentrating on the worst first, the public safety threats and national security threats,” Homan recently told Fox News. “And just yesterday, in the last 24 hours, ICE arrested over 308… serious criminals. Some of them were murderers. Some of them were rapists. Some of them raped a child. Some were sexual assault of a child.”