11 Attorney Generals in the US warn Trump that They will not allow the Use of State Resources for Mass Deportations

The attorney generals of 11 US states warned President Donald Trump that they will not allow his administration to use state resources to carry out mass deportations of migrants. “While the federal government can use its own resources to enforce federal immigration law, the courts ruled in the decision Printz v. United States that the executive branch cannot ‘incorporate into its service, at no cost, police officers from 50 states,’” the document reads.

JACUMBA HOT SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES – Irregular migrants camping in the border area of Jacumba, California, United States attempt to cross the US border from Mexico as they are detained by US border patrol officers. They were transported to a holding facility for deportation.

In this regard, the text stresses that “the president cannot unilaterally rewrite the Constitution.” “This balance of powers between the federal government and the states is a cornerstone of the American federal system,” it added. The statement, released by New York Attorney General Letitia James, is supported by the attorneys general of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Rhode Island and Vermont.

**CORTES, HONDURAS – JANUARY 31: Deported migrants arrive from US in a military plane at Ramon Villeda Morales airport in Cortes, Honduras**

“The president has made troubling threats that he will use the authority and resources of the U.S. Department of Justice as a weapon to target public officials acting in accordance with their state laws,” they added. Tom Homan has been appointed as the top immigration official. The so-called “border czar” is considered the mastermind behind the separation of thousands of children from their families during the first Trump administration. Homan told Fox News on Wednesday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) made a total of 308 arrests on Tuesday. NBC News reported that the Republican tycoon promised during his election campaign to deport “millions” of migrants, but ICE has limited resources and will have to go to Congress to approve funding.

In other news, the US president said in an interview with FOX Business that he prefers to negotiate with BlackRock rather than with CK Hutchison of Hong Kong, which manages two ports in Panama, Balboa and Cristóbal. Donald Trump supports BlackRock’s purchase of Panama ports and questions Chinese influence. Maersk closely monitors BlackRock’s acquisition of Hutchison. It will evaluate the impact on its logistics network. The Danish company says that it closely monitors transactions in its business segments, including the possible Hutchison Port Holdings transaction between CK Hutchison and BlackRock, which involves the Balboa and Cristobal terminals in Panama.

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