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ICE arrests New Orleans cop and calling him illegal (discuss.online)
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ice-arrests-new-orleans-police-recruit-accused-of-being-in-us-illegally/ar-AA1VBfsD

The New Orleans Police Department responded to the DHS statement with its own statement following the arrest of Temah:

Recent statements regarding Recruit Larry Temah are misleading. The New Orleans Police Department verified Mr. Temah’s employment eligibility through ICE’s E-Verify system prior to hiring and was never notified of any ICE detainer. New Orleans is not a sanctuary city, and NOPD does not control jail operations or detainer decisions, which fall under the Sheriff’s Office. Any claim that NOPD knowingly violated the law is false.

Officer Reese Harper (NOPD Director of Communications)
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[–] 38 points 9 months ago (11 children)

I understand black communities need black, local cops, but I'll never understand a person of color choosing to be a cop. The institution literally starts as slave catchers.

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  • [–] 19 points 9 months ago (6 children)

    Policing is a necessary function of civil society. We need good cops and good law enforcement policy. ICE is not that.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

    No it's not. We started organizing police in the U.S. to protect the property and goods of the wealthy. It's been that way from the beginning. In fact, it's pretty much that way everywhere, we are just more blatant about it serving that function in the U.S.

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