Rarely in politics does one have the opportunity to watch a policy backfire so quickly and so spectacularly as we have now seen in Washington, D.C., courtesy of Democratic Councilwoman Brianne K. Nadeau.
In two tweets, we can follow Nadeau from proudly proclaiming “the District is a sanctuary city” to being forced to ruefully confess that the nation’s capital has been turned into a “border town.”
On June 15, 2019, Nadeau boasted in a news release, “Our law enforcement does not cooperate with [Immigration and Customs Enforcement].”
“The Metropolitan Police Department’s policy is that it will not enforce civil immigration laws, which only create a strong divide between the police and community members. MPD officers are also prohibited from asking about residency and immigration status.”