Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) called Thursday for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to surge resources to Atlanta “to protect citizens against record levels of illegal immigrants” — some of whom have committed violent and heinous crimes.
Carter, who is running for US Senate in Georgia, praised Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and ICE acting director Todd Lyons for the Trump administration’s success in securing the southern border — but said that “significant work remains” in deporting migrants in the Peach State, according to a letter exclusively obtained by The Post.
Nearly 500,000 migrants who illegally entered the US are residing in the Peach State, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
“That represents a 45% increase since 2018 in the number of people in Georgia living in open defiance of the law,” the Georgia Republican wrote in his letter. “Every single person who is here illegally has broken the law and must be treated accordingly; anything less invites a culture of not just mass illegal immigration, but mass crime.”
Carter cited the Peach State arrest of one “criminal illegal alien from Mexico,” Salvador Rodriguez-Mendoza, with a currently active arrest warrant for murder and aggravated assault charges with a deadly weapon in Clayton County.
Rodriguez-Mendoza had a “lengthy rap sheet” with “multiple drunk driving offenses, drug possession, driving without a license, and driving on suspended license,” an Oct. 30 press release from the Department of Homeland Security stated.
The criminal migrant had also been kicked out of the country twice before — in 2000 and 2018 — but somehow re-entered the US for a third time at an unknown time and location.
DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said the “heinous criminal” would no longer pose “a threat to Americans.”
ICE lodged an arrest detainer against Rodriguez-Mendoza last month, which will take effect after the conclusion of his criminal case in Georgia.--->READ MORE HERE
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Georgia U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter sent a letter Thursday urging Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem to increase federal law enforcement resources in the city of Atlanta.
Carter says recent reports find that Georgia has “479,000 illegal immigrants, making it the sixth highest state in the nation for illegal immigration.”
“That represents a 45% increase since 2018 in the number of people in Georgia living in open defiance of the law,” Carter said in his letter to Noem. “By deploying more federal officers, DHS and ICE would provide crucial support to local and state partners. Increasing enforcement presence would help deter unlawful entry, disrupt illegal networks, and uphold the rule of law.”
Cities across the country where the federal government has sent in federal authorities have been met with protests and unrest.
Until Carter’s letter to Noem, there had been no inkling that the federal government had any intention of sending federal troops into Atlanta.
In a statement shared with Channel 2 Action News, a spokesperson for Mayor Andre Dickens said he has “made public safety a top priority of his administration,” adding that “year after year, crime has gone down in the city of Atlanta thanks to APD, AFRD, E-911 and EMS, by making investments that address the root causes of crime, and through strong partnerships with the Governor, State, and regional partners.”
The spokesperson also said the results in Atlanta speak for themselves, sharing the following crime statistics: --->READ MORE HEREFollow link below to a relevant story:
+++++Report: Georgia unauthorized immigrant population reaches nearly 500,000+++++
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