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FIRST ON FOX:<\/strong> A Republican lawmaker in the House of Representatives<\/a> introduced legislation on Thursday to make federal resources for fighting illegal immigration available to local authorities \u2014 even as Democrats unveiled their own language that would restrict partnerships between the two.<\/p>\n

Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., unveiled the COPS Anti-Organized Crime and Cartel Enforcement Act of 2025, looking to provide new resources to local communities combating cartels and other organized threats.<\/p>\n

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Those new resources would be made available through the Department of Justice\u2019s Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) office.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“My bill gives police departments access to federal COPS grant funding specifically to create specialized units that can take on organized crime, with the training, equipment and personnel they need to dismantle these operations,” Harrigan said.<\/p>\n

His bill comes as Democrats led by Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., unveiled the PROTECT Act, a piece of legislation that would forbid federal agencies from deputizing local authorities to carry out immigration-related enforcement. The contrasting pieces of legislation highlight split understandings over the country\u2019s most pressing law enforcement needs and views on how to address them.<\/p>\n

Harrigan\u2019s bill would create a $200 million COPS grant over four years. Under current law, COPS provides a wide range of federal assistance for specific purposes \u2014 like its “Anti-Heroin Task Force Awards” or the “Preparing for Active Shooter Situations” grant.<\/p>\n

The proposed bill would create a similar category for communities grappling with organized crime and cartels.<\/p>\n

The bill expands the permissible uses of COPS funding to include the purchase of drones, ballistic vests, helmets and other pieces of equipment. It also looks to codify one of President Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> executive orders allowing the purchasing of tactical vehicles by local law enforcement.<\/p>\n

In total, Harrigan\u2019s proposal would reroute $1.4 billion in COVID-19-era unemployment funding<\/a> to cover its provisions.<\/p>\n

“Drug cartels and transnational criminal organizations are operating on American soil with near impunity, and our local law enforcement agencies need the resources to fight back,”\u00a0Harrigan said.<\/p>\n

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Democrats, however, have a different set of concerns.<\/p>\n

Quigley, who is spearheading the PROTECT Act, believes that local law enforcement that looks and behaves like federal agencies don\u2019t promote public safety if they also erode public trust.<\/p>\n

“When people believe that if they call 9-1-1, they have a risk of being scooped and taken away, they\u2019re less likely to call, and they\u2019re going to be less safe,” Quigley said. “I was at the Cook County Domestic Violence Courthouse, talking to advocates. Women were afraid to go in and get the justice they deserved. They were afraid to go get orders of protection to protect them from abusers.”<\/p>\n

“In Chicago, the 9-1-1 calls in Latino communities went down 20%,” Quigley added, referencing reporting <\/a>by the Chicago Tribune earlier this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The PROTECT Act, which resurfaces legislation originally introduced by Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., would look to eliminate the 287(g) provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That language allows federal agencies to empower local law enforcement<\/a> bodies to make their own immigration enforcement decisions. When asked what makes the 287(g) provision more problematic than other forms of local-federal collaboration, Quigley said he believes it goes too far.<\/p>\n

“I think it\u2019s more likely to create a distrust, just because it\u2019s all-encompassing,” Quigley said. “It\u2019s an extraordinary program, but the public can\u2019t distance local law enforcement and ICE, and they\u2019re less likely to have faith and call in any crime.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

DEMOCRATS REVEAL WHETHER THEY BELIEVE US CITIZENS OR DRUG BOAT TRAFFICKERS ARE MORE IMPORTANT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

As lawmakers prepare to leave town for the holidays, it\u2019s unclear when the respective bills will receive consideration.<\/p>\n

Harrigan pressed the urgency of needing to equip local law enforcement.<\/p>\n

“We’re talking about the same criminal organizations flooding our streets with fentanyl and fueling violence in our communities, and if we’re serious about securing our communities, we need to give our police the tools to do it,” Harrigan said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/gop-democrats-clash-capitol-hill-republicans-target-cartels-dems-push-curb-ice-partnerships <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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