LAS VEGAS, NV - Sheriff Kevin McMahill of the Las Vegas Metro Police Department told local news outlet KLAS that his department will not participate in mass deportation operations or “roundups” in cooperation with immigration authorities under President Donald J. Trump. The Sheriff leading the LVMPD told the interviewer directly, “That’s not my job,” adding, “I have too much to do.”
During President Trump’s Monday inaugural address, he told the nation, “All illegal entry will immediately be halted, and we will begin the process of returning millions and millions of criminal aliens back to the places from which they came.”
He further added, “By invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, I will direct our government to use the full and immense power of federal and state law enforcement to eliminate the presence of all foreign gangs and criminal networks bringing devastating crime to U.S. soil, including our cities and inner cities,” essentially issuing a directive to departments like the LVMPD to comply.
As noted by 8NewsNow, Nevada’s Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo alongside other GOP governors signaled that they are “fully committed” to implementing the Trump policy to remove “individuals who pose a threat” from the country.
McMahill told KLAS in full when asked about participating in the deportation effort, “I think it will be an interesting conversation, but roundups out in the community and those kinds of things, that’s not my job. I have too much to do.”
“I don’t think that with the volume and magnitude of the problem that they’re going to make as much progress on it as they would like to unless they first focus in on stopping people from coming across the borders.”
Trump’s Border Czar Tom Homan told Fox News John Roberts Tuesday that removal operations have already begun saying "It's started. ICE teams are out there as of today."
Fox News reported that Homan told Roberts, "We gave them direction to prioritize public safety threats that we're looking for. We've been working up the target list."
Homan elaborated, "Right out of the gate it’s public safety threats, those who are in the country illegally that have been convicted, arrested for serious crime," he said. "But let me be clear. There's not only public safety threats that will be arrested, because in sanctuary cities, we're not allowed to get that public safety threat in the jail, which means we got to go to the neighborhood and find him."
During President Trump’s Monday inaugural address, he told the nation, “All illegal entry will immediately be halted, and we will begin the process of returning millions and millions of criminal aliens back to the places from which they came.”
He further added, “By invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, I will direct our government to use the full and immense power of federal and state law enforcement to eliminate the presence of all foreign gangs and criminal networks bringing devastating crime to U.S. soil, including our cities and inner cities,” essentially issuing a directive to departments like the LVMPD to comply.
As noted by 8NewsNow, Nevada’s Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo alongside other GOP governors signaled that they are “fully committed” to implementing the Trump policy to remove “individuals who pose a threat” from the country.
McMahill told KLAS in full when asked about participating in the deportation effort, “I think it will be an interesting conversation, but roundups out in the community and those kinds of things, that’s not my job. I have too much to do.”
“I don’t think that with the volume and magnitude of the problem that they’re going to make as much progress on it as they would like to unless they first focus in on stopping people from coming across the borders.”
Trump’s Border Czar Tom Homan told Fox News John Roberts Tuesday that removal operations have already begun saying "It's started. ICE teams are out there as of today."
Border czar Tom Homan says ICE officers kicked off President Trump's massive deportation effort today, targeting the over 700,000 illegal immigrants in America with criminal records. pic.twitter.com/Fn9MTmlEvq
— Fox News (@FoxNews) January 21, 2025
Fox News reported that Homan told Roberts, "We gave them direction to prioritize public safety threats that we're looking for. We've been working up the target list."
Homan elaborated, "Right out of the gate it’s public safety threats, those who are in the country illegally that have been convicted, arrested for serious crime," he said. "But let me be clear. There's not only public safety threats that will be arrested, because in sanctuary cities, we're not allowed to get that public safety threat in the jail, which means we got to go to the neighborhood and find him."
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Comments
2025-01-24T16:36-0500 | Comment by: Gordon
His refusal to assist ICE in their efforts are typical "old school" thinking where separating Federal crimes from State and Local are understandable. However, If his efforts hamper or deter ICE in their efforts, he will be subject to the same laws and punishments.
2025-01-25T08:59-0500 | Comment by: Raconteur
It the refusal of law enforcement to enforce the laws, the failure of prosecutors to prosecute the laws, and the dereliction of judges to adjudicate the laws, and a criminal bureaucracy that has brought us to the Democrat lead debacle that is the American "justice system". If this sheriff wants to play politics, he should run for dog catcher. He is obviously not interested in enforcing the laws of the American People.