You can’t really blame Rep. Dan Goldman for trying to protect illegal Chinese aliens. China could drop him from the payroll if he didn’t. Goldman needs to keep up with his $253 million portfolio. But, of course, aiding and abetting illegal aliens is a crime, but being a Democrat, no activist liberal judge in America will send him to jail. Goldman is accused of instructing illegal Chinese and Spanish aliens on how to avoid deportation.
Rep. Goldman tweeted.:
“Every New Yorker has rights when they interact with immigration enforcement. No matter what the next four years bring, stay informed, stay safe, and stay together.”
Numerous X users accused Goldman of trying to shield criminal illegal aliens from deportations, which is a violation of federal law.
In December, Trump’s border czar Tom Homan told the Daily Caller News Foundation:
“There are federal statutes on the books for knowingly concealing and harboring an illegal alien away from ICE officers. There are statutes on the books about impeding federal law enforcement officers – they’re all felonies.”
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Rep. Goldman said:
“The Trump administration has carried out deportations, raids all across the country including here in New York City. These are certainly uncertain times but no matter what it’s important that you know your rights when interacting with law enforcement.”
He proceeded to provide instructions on how to interact with ICE agents and linked to his website, which advised migrants on “mak[ing] a plan for ICE encounters.” It also linked to legal resources, including a Department of Justice (DOJ) link that provided a list of pro-bono legal service providers.
A spokesperson for Goldman’s office disputes the idea that his message was targeted at illegal aliens, telling the Daily Caller that his video was intended for American citizens and legal immigrants who had been wrongly detained by ICE. Goldman’s office claimed that American citizens had been detained already by ICE, which is currently carrying out a mass deportation operation.
Madison Andrus, a spokesperson for Goldman, lied the Caller:
“President Trump has a well-documented pattern of abusing his power by detaining American citizens and legal residents. The Congressman will always provide his constituents with information to protect them from extrajudicial threats and intimidation, and only someone who supports the use of threats and intimidation would take issue with him doing so.”
A source familiar with the agency’s operations also rejected Goldman’s office’s claims that they had detained citizens, asserting that American citizens are “not subject to arrest.” They added that ICE only arrests individuals when there is “probable cause” demonstrating the person is an unauthorized noncitizen who can be removed from the country.
ICE told the Caller that agents may encounter American citizens during their operations and ask for identification.
“U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement may encounter U.S. citizens while conducting field work and may request identification to establish an individual’s identity,” an ICE spokesperson told the Caller.
Rep. Goldman’s office pointed the Caller to purported examples of ICE detaining U.S. citizens under President Trump.
In one instance, the owner of a seafood store in Newark, New Jersey told PIX11 News that ICE agents raided the business and detained a U.S. military veteran. However, an ICE spokesperson said a manager “gave the officers permission to enter” and denied that ICE detained the U.S. citizen, The Washington Post reported.
The spokesman gavea second example that ever happened. Truth is Democratic kryptonite.
