An immigration attorney expects a new proposal that would allow noncitizens in Washington, DC, to vote in municipal elections will be challenged for both political and legal reasons. He also questions the legality of millions in taxpayer dollars going to a DC-based legal group defending illegal aliens facing deportation.
In June, the New York Supreme Court ruled that a New York City law – which was passed in December 2021 – allowing noncitizen residents to vote in municipal elections was illegal. Now the Washington, DC City Council, by a 12-1 vote, has sent a measure to Mayor Muriel Bowser to allow noncitizens, including illegal aliens living in the city, to vote in local elections. That would include mayoral, school board, and attorney general races.
Art Arthur is a resident fellow in law and policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
“The biggest problem that it presents is that it shows that the American people are serious about their immigration laws and [the DC measure] offers a benefit to any alien who can make it to the United States illegally,” he tells AFN.
Arthur predicts the measure will face several hurdles before it can be enacted.
“… Because of [the District of Columbia’s] unique position in our federal structure, Congress actually will have the opportunity to be heard on that,” he explains. “But it’s also likely to face court challenges because it will dilute the votes of citizens in the District.”
Millions to new nonprofit
The CIS fellow is also casting doubts on the legality of the Biden Justice Department awarding tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to a new liberal nonprofit in DC that provides legal support and representation to illegal aliens who are facing deportation.
Fox News reported late last month that the Biden administration has awarded $41 million to the Washington, DC-based Acacia Center for Justice. According to records, the Acacia Center has received six “legal services” contracts from the Department of Justice that carried start dates of September 1.
“Section 292 of the Immigration and Nationality Act permits aliens to be represented,” Arthur explains. “However, it specifically states that such representation is to be at no cost to the federal government. So, the legality of this action is definitely one of those things that I would question.”
But Arthur contends the real question for American voters is whether they think it is a wise use of their money to pay for attorneys for aliens facing removal.
“[Because] at the same time, the principal legal advisor at ICE is calling for her attorneys to use prosecutorial discretion in dismissing cases or agreeing to asylum claims due to a lack of resources,” he notes.
The immigration attorney points out many law firms offer to represent illegals pro-bono. “So, as a political matter it definitely is questionable,” he concludes. “As a legal matter, it’s questionable as well.”
According to Fox News, the DOJ contracts with the Acacia Center began “just months” after the nonprofit received a July 29 determination letter from the IRS, which stated the group’s effective date of tax exemption was December 29, 2021. The Acacia website identifies almost four dozen team members and a 14-member board of trustees.
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Copyright American Family News. Reprinted with permission.
ANY US Company/charity that takes TAX PAYER Money, to defend the rights of ILLEGAL INVADERS, needs to face punishment, at LEAST losing their charity status.. BEST, would eb going to jail, for AIDING AND ABETTING ILLEGALS..
Read the 14th Amendment.
All person born or naturalized in the us, and subject to the jurisdiction therefo,are citizens of the U.S. And the state wherein they reside.
Look at the , and the “and” which means both . So to be a state citizen you must be born or naturalized. And subject to the jurisdiction. So illegals are not citizens of any state by the constitution.
I will keep playing the same record over and over: “We, the people” need to fire our best weapon we have at our disposal and let biden,doj, fbe, j6 whoverwants thinks they can do something LEGAL against it – TRY. We need to take aim and fire our VOTE for the best candidate we know will defend our homeless, minors, elderly, veterans (in particular those disabled) and specially foremost our constitution.
“The CIS fellow is also casting doubts on the legality of the Biden Justice Department awarding tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to a new liberal nonprofit in DC that provides legal support and representation to illegal aliens who are facing deportation.”
Now if you don’t think that the treasonous Barrack Obama is not one of the puppet president Joe Biden’s puppeteers –
Jul 8, 2014, Obama request for $3.7 billion to address the border crisis “is so much smoke and mirrors,” legislators, law enforcement and other federal officials said. The bulk of the money is earmarked for resettlement rather than for removal and border enforcement. Out of the White House’s $3.7 billion request, $1.8 billion, or about 49% of the entire supplemental request, would go to HHS for resettlement of illegal minors and entire family units, including adult men and women. Funds would be provided “for acquisition, construction, improvement, repair, operation and maintenance of real property and facilities” According to internal U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement documents, 47% of the adults subject to expedited removal would be relocated and resettled in the U.S.
The administration’s supplemental request also includes a “general provision” by which it would be allowed to move around as much as 30% of the funding as they choose. The Department of Justice (DOJ) would be given $15 million to hire attorneys to defend unaccompanied alien children against deportation in removal proceedings before an immigration judge and $1.1 million would be given to DOJ for “immigration litigation attorneys.”
Does this sound like Obama wants to secure the border or to send these illegal immigrants home?