Tancredo: Newsom a “Rogue Mayor”
By Eunice Moscoso | Wednesday, April 25, 2007, 11:17 AM


Rep. Tom Tancredo, a Colorado Republican who is running for president, said Tuesday that San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is violating federal law by refusing to cooperate with immigration raids.

In a letter to embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Tancredo said that Gonzales has an opportunity to “regain the confidence of the public by taking action to make sure that this rogue mayor doesn’t make a mockery of our justice system.”

Earlier this week, Newsom said that San Francisco police officers and other city employees will not help federal agents in rounding up and deporting illegal immigrants.

“I will not allow any of my department heads or anyone associated with this city to cooperate in any way shape or form with these raids,” Newsom declared, according to the Associated Press. “We are a sanctuary city, make no mistake about it.”

Tancredo said that so-called “sanctuary city” policies are illegal.

“Now that Mr. Newsom has made it crystal clear that he intends to flaunt federal law, I would like to know what actions the Justice Department will take to enforce compliance,” Tancredo said.

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