Sanctuary politicians have apparently been ignoring orders from Immigration and Customs Enforcement for months, effectively allowing criminal illegal aliens to be released back onto the streets — and the Department of Homeland Security is not happy about it. The DHS reported on Monday in a press release that Democrat politicians have repeatedly defied ICE by ignoring arrest detainers. 'We are calling on Governor Pritzker and his administration to stop this dangerous derangement and commit to honoring the ICE arrest detainers of the more than 4,000 criminal illegal aliens in Illinois' custody.'The press release singled out Illinois and Democratic Governor J.B. Pritzker, one of the most vocal political opponents of ICE operations under President Trump.The press release stated that 1,768 criminal illegal aliens have been released in Illinois alone since January 20, 2025.RELATED: Sec. Noem fires back after Gov. Pritzker begs to pause ICE and CBP operations for Halloween Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty ImagesThe crimes committed by these illegal aliens include homicide, assault, burglary, robbery, dangerous drug offenses, weapons offenses, and sexual offenses, according to the press release.There are currently 4,015 aliens in Illinois' custody, the majority of whom have committed crimes such as those listed above. "Governor Pritzker and his fellow Illinois sanctuary politicians are releasing murderers, pedophiles, and kidnappers back into our neighborhoods and putting American lives at risk," Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said. "We are calling on Governor Pritzker and his administration to stop this dangerous derangement and commit to honoring the ICE arrest detainers of the more than 4,000 criminal illegal aliens in Illinois' custody," McLaughlin continued. "It is common sense. Criminal illegal aliens should not be released back onto our streets to terrorize more innocent Americans."In September, ICE demanded that leaders in sanctuary states like California, New York, and Illinois cooperate with the federal agency to keep criminals off the streets. ICE also warned these states that it would "engage with the Department of Justice and other federal partners to pursue all appropriate measures to end their inadvisable and irresponsible obstruction of the apprehension and removal of criminal illegal aliens."Previously, Illinois and New York sent ICE responses that "underscored their refusal to honor ICE detainers." California did not respond, according to ICE. According to its website, ICE issues immigration detainers to law enforcement to ask them to hold suspects for up to 48 hours longer than their scheduled release. ICE issues these arrest detainers after it has already established probable cause that suspects are removable, usually on account of convictions for other crimes such as homicide, sexual assault, burglaries and robberies, and drug and human trafficking.ICE makes it clear that honoring arrest detainers helps guarantee safety for both the public and law enforcement officers: "When jails, prisons, or other confinement facilities agree to honor immigration detainers, ICE officers can take custody of removable aliens in a safe, controlled environment instead of at-large in the community."DHS' Monday press release included nine mug shots of the "worst of the worst" criminals who had previously been released in Illinois after their detainer requests were ignored by state officials. The criminal illegal aliens either are now in ICE custody or have been removed from the United States.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas has some interesting ideas on how law enforcement should be utilized.Crockett was speaking on the "Grounded" podcast when she was asked about the presence of military vehicles in cities like Washington, D.C., and Chicago.'They are not trained to deal with civilians in that way.'Host Jon Tester wanted to hear Crockett's thoughts, asking the congresswoman if she thought it was good or bad to have military presence in those cities."I think it's terrible," the politician replied. "First of all, you know, I'm like, how is it that we have a government that is hostile towards its people? Because that's what it is. I mean, we are in the midst of a hostile government takeover, and it is our government that is, like, bringing the hostility."Crockett prefaced her remarks, made in September but now going viral, by saying that she would need to go into "legal mode" to explain how agencies like ICE and the United States Armed Forces are being misused by the Trump administration. It was during that portion of her statements that Crockett made the odd claim about how local law enforcement is supposed to operate:"I want to be clear that, like, law enforcement isn't to prevent crime. Law enforcement solves crime. OK? That is what they are supposed to do. They are supposed to solve crimes, not necessarily, um, prevent them from happening per se."RELATED: Jasmine Crockett claims Republicans ‘LOVE’ her In addition to those views, Crockett claimed she does not believe the "average person" understands the different types of training that various law enforcement or military agencies undergo."So literally ICE is not trained to go out and do what they're doing," the 44-year-old stated.However, not only do ICE's Enforcement and Removal operations teams train for "arrest, detention, and removal of aliens," but the American Immigration Lawyers Association even called ICE agents "among the most highly trained federal law enforcement officers in the United States" in 2018.Moreover, the St. Louis native said she worried about the U.S. military's "readiness" due to the Trump administration "not doing smart things" with its allies. She then cited "different training" and different missions as being the reasons why she believes ICE and the National Guard are being misused by Trump.RELATED: Far-left Democrat spent thousands on luxury travel, including limousines and posh hotels, filings show "Local law enforcement, whether it's your local municipal police, your sheriff's deputies, your state troopers, they are trained completely differently. They are the ones that are trained in investigatory work. They are the ones that are trained on how to testify in trial, how to pull a case together. Same thing with, like, your FBI, your DEA, and that kind of stuff," Crockett went on.The congresswoman then boldly claimed that those who signed up for the military do not have the training to deal with civilians."We are taking those that signed up for the service in whatever capacity, and we are now putting them on the streets and having them with guns. They are not trained to deal with civilians in that way. That is not what they are trained to do. Like, when you sign up for any military, you are a trained killer. You are trained for war, not for going and policing our streets. All right?"Not only are civilian interactions common practice in training operations for U.S. military members, per official training documents, but the District of Columbia National Guard specifically trained for civilian interactions as recently as May 2024 under the Joe Biden administration.The training noted the D.C. National Guard as having a long history of supporting operations in D.C. and that the training would help the entity "continue to support local law enforcement agencies in the metropolitan area."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The president's former personal attorney Alina Habba has resigned from the U.S. attorney's office for New Jersey after an appeals court ruled that the administration had improperly installed her in the position. U.S. Attorney Pam Bondi decried the ruling and accused "politicized judges" of making Habba's position "untenable" and lauded her record of achievements. 'Make no mistake, you can take the girl out of New Jersey, but you cannot take New Jersey out of the girl.'Habba released a defiant statement where she blamed judges who have become "weapons for the politicized left" for her resignation."For months, these judges stopped conducting trials and entering sentences, leaving violent criminals on the streets. They joined New Jersey senators, who care more about fighting President Trump than the well being of residents which they serve," Habba wrote. "What these obstructionists misunderstood is that my loyalty is not to politics, a title, or a ZIP code. It is to this great country."The panel of three judges on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said that Habba was disqualified from the position. She had been sworn in as the acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey at the end of March. "As a result of the Third Circuit's ruling, and to protect the stability and integrity of the office which I love, I have decided to step down in my role as the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey," Habba continued. "But do not mistake compliance for surrender," she added. "This decision will not weaken the Justice Department and it will not weaken me. My fight will now stretch across the country. As we wait for further review of the courts ruling, I will continue to serve the Department of Justice as the Senior Advisor to the Attorney General for U.S. Attorneys."Bondi said that the Department of Justice would continue to seek further review of the ruling and install Habba back in the office if it is able to overturn the decision. "Make no mistake, you can take the girl out of New Jersey, but you cannot take New Jersey out of the girl," Habba concluded. RELATED: Person tried to 'confront' Alina Habba and destroyed property at her office, Bondi says Photo by James Devaney/GC Images Habba was also the target of a bizarre incident in November where a man tried to "confront her" and then destroyed property at her office, according to a statement from Bondi. "Any violence or threats of violence against any federal officer will not be tolerated. Period," Bondi said in a statement at the time. "This is unfortunately becoming a trend as radicals continue to attack law enforcement agents around the country."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Alessandro Serrano/AGF/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesConstruction underway following the emergence of a sinkhole near the Pantheon of Rome. A sinkhole that opened up in front of the ancient Pantheon in Rome has revealed a surprise: original Roman paving installed 2,000 years ago when the historic structure was first built. As reported by Live Science, the sinkhole measures 10 feet wide and over 8 feet deep. Inside, archaeologists found seven ancient slabs made of travertine, a type of sedimentary rock. According to Daniela Porro, Rome’s special superintendent, the stones were designed by Marcus Agrippa, a friend of Emperor Augustus. The original Pantheon was built in the Piazza della Rotonda in the south side of the city between 27 and 25 B.C. The structure — suspected to be a former temple during the age of ancient Rome — was improved and rebuilt over the years since it was first erected. One of its first makeovers came sometime between 113 and 125 A.D. during the rule of Emperor Hadrian, when the structure that now stands was built. Later, the area of the Pantheon was modified again during the reigns of emperors Septimius Severus and Caracalla in the early 3rd century. Wanted in RomeThe piazza’s original pavings dating back to 2,000 years ago were found inside the sinkhole. Now, parts of the piazza’s original design have resurfaced 2,000 years after the Romans first laid the original stones in the city square. Fortunately, nobody was injured by the gaping sinkhole. The piazza, usually a hotspot crowded by throngs of tourists, was empty due to the city-wide lockdown in Rome during the coronavirus pandemic. About 40 of the travertine marble cobblestones, called sampietrini, gave way when the sinkhole suddenly appeared on the Piazza della Rotonda in late April 2020. Although there were no injuries resulting from the incident, local media reports suggest that the appearance of a sinkhole in front of the Pantheon is an indicator of a larger phenomenon across the city. European news outlet The Local cited an incident a few months earlier in January 2020 when an apartment building had to be evacuated after the pavement caved in on a road near Rome’s famed Colosseum. According to the Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), incidents of sinkholes opening up in the streets have become more frequent across the capital in recent years. There were roughly 275 sinkhole incidents recorded over the last in Rome. The city also recorded an average of 30 sinkholes or similar collapses per year, an annual figure that has tripled since 2008. “The most sensitive area is eastern Rome, where materials were quarried in ancient times,” said geologist Stefania Nisio, who is working on a project of mapping out the city’s street collapses. “The main cause of a sinkhole in the city is the presence of an underground cavity.” The worst of these sinkhole incidents was a massive crater which swallowed several passing cars and triggered multiple apartment building evacuations in 2018. roma Voragine al Pantheon, cedono sampietrini e si apre buca profonda 2 metri https://t.co/BOFn187I8X notizie notizieroma pic.twitter.com/55yREwEOxR — Roma Today (@romatoday) April 28, 2020 While Rome’s facade above ground is peppered with historical monuments that date back millennia, the city’s underground is filled with large cavities from construction that have been forgotten and paved over through the course of its history. “We have many examples of this,” Nisio continued, “especially in Lazio, not only in Rome but also in Viterbo and Rieti.” These forgotten underground cavities combined with Rome’s soft sandy ground — subject to erosion caused by rainwater and vehicle vibrations — have made its streets vulnerable to collapse. But this is not the first time the original flooring underneath the Piazza della Rotonda has been exposed in modern times. The Roman paving was actually unearthed first during construction work in the 1990s. But it was covered up again after the discovery was documented by archaeologists. To combat its growing sinkhole problem — which could lead to disastrous effects on Rome’s historic structures if left unaddressed — the city announced a multi-million-euro plan to fix the streets in 2018. Unfortunately, the progress of these improvement efforts has been slow. Until then, we may see more of the city’s historical treasures revealed through such accidents. Now that you’ve read about a sinkhole exposing the Pantheon’s original paving, read how archaeologists found 1,700-year-old ancient Roman eggs — then accidentally cracked them open — and why ancient Romans drew penises on everything. The post A Sinkhole That Opened By The Pantheon Has Revealed An Ancient Roman Street appeared first on All That's Interesting.

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