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A California county’s board of supervisors’ scheme to create a “super sanctuary” was received as a nonstarter by local law enforcement with a reminder about their “number one priority.”

Even as California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) leftist leadership appears determined to erode the once-Golden State into the Pacific Ocean, there remain politicians more radical than his stated positions. This includes the San Diego County Board of Supervisors whose 3-1 vote meant to handcuff law enforcement’s handling of the illegal alien crisis which was met with a refusal to comply with what essentially amounted to “virtue signaling.”

“As the Sheriff of San Diego County, my number one priority is protecting the safety and well-being of all residents of our diverse region,” said San Diego County Sheriff Kelly Martinez in a statement Tuesday. “While protecting the rights of undocumented immigrants is crucial, it is equally important to ensure that victims of crimes are not overlooked or neglected in the process.”

Board Chairwoman Nora Vargas contended a “loophole” existed in the California Values Act that protected illegals from deportation and still allowed agencies to notify U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of release dates and transfers to ICE, ultimately leading to deportations.

To that, Martinez contended, “Current state laws that regulate local law enforcement’s ability to cooperate with immigration enforcement authorities have gone through tremendous discourse during their respective legislative process. There is no loophole when it comes to what is placed in statute. While there have been legislative efforts to amend and expand the reach of immigration laws, Governor Newsom has vetoed the most recent proposal, indicating that he believes current law strikes the appropriate balance with public safety.”

“As Sheriff, I will continue to follow state law. I believe it is crucial for every member of our region to live with dignity, security and the opportunity to thrive,” she continued while the office made clear that the law allowed for the sharing of “release dates for individuals who are in Sheriff’s custody only if they have qualifying convictions for specific serious, violent, or sex crimes,” and the law gave “authority for law enforcement to cooperate with immigration authorities as prescribed.”

“This includes the ability to provide information on individuals who have certain convictions which include but are not limited to sexual abuse, child abuse, battery, assault, possession, sale, distribution, manufacture or trafficking of controlled substances,” the sheriff’s office detailed.

As for the supervisors endeavoring to create roadblocks to federal law enforcement ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s intentions to pursue mass deportations, his border czar designee Tom Homan had maintained obstructionists would be met with any and all legal consequences, and their efforts would likely lead to more deportations than if they worked together.

“You’ve got San Diego writing legislation. You’ve got Colorado and other states and other cities saying they’re going to prevent us doing what I’m doing. I want to send a clear message,” Homan told Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo. “If you let us in the jail, we can arrest the bad guy in the jail and in the safety and security of the jail. One officer could do that, but when you release a public safety threat back into the community, you put the community, you put the community at risk. You put my officers at risk. You put the alien at risk.”

“Here’s what’s going to happen — you release that guy in the community, I’m going to send an entire team to go look for the guy in your community. And what’s going to happen?” he posited. “We’ll find that guy. And when we find that guy, there’s probably going to be others that are not a priority.”

The quick response from Martinez was lauded as a “shred of sanity” from law enforcement holding firm to their sworn duties in their community.

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