The vindictive folks in the Obama administration aren’t happy that the Supreme Court upheld the part of Arizona’s immigration law allowing law enforcement to check the status of suspected illegal immigrants. So they have announced that they have suspended agreements with police departments in the state, and they won’t respond when they get calls.
The Obama administration said Monday it is suspending existing agreements with Arizona police over enforcement of federal immigration laws, and said it has issued a directive telling federal authorities to decline many of the calls reporting illegal immigrants that the Homeland Security Department may get from Arizona police.
Administration officials, speaking on condition they not be named, told reporters they expect to see an increase in the number of calls they get from Arizona police — but that won’t change President Obama’s decision to limit whom the government actually tries to detain and deport.
“We will not be issuing detainers on individuals unless they clearly meet our defined priorities,” one official said in a telephone briefing.
The official said that despite the increased number of calls, which presumably means more illegal immigrants being reported, the Homeland Security Department is unlikely to detain a significantly higher number of people and won’t be boosting personnel to handle the new calls.
“We do not plan on putting additional staff on the ground in Arizona,” the official said. (Read More)
Why am I not surprised?
Update: Linked by The Other McCain – thanks!

There are so many times the Obama Administration plays worse then 5-year-olds in a sandbox. If I were their teacher, I’d give them a time out – let’s say 134 days??
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Gov. Brewer should stop arresting drug offenders so they can have room in their jails for illegals. For that matter, maybe all states should do that. If the feds complain tell them that they are more worried about possible terrorists and murderers instead of drug dealers, got to prioritize you know.
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“We will not be issuing detainers on individuals unless they clearly meet our defined priorities” Annnnnnd what are their priorities, undercover terrorists, drug dealers, gun runners?
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[...] Others discussing the Washington Times article: The Gateway Pundit, The PJ Tatler, Wake up America, Clayton Cramer’s Blog, Riehl World View and The Lonely Conservative [...]
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PROTECT AMERICANS, NOT ILLEGAL ALIENS?
JOIN YOUR LOCAL TEA PARTY AND FIGHT BACK, SAVING AMERICA FROM INVASION.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court released their opinion Today that the federal government has the sole power to enforce the laws against illegal immigration, striking down three key provisions of Arizona’s first-in-the nation crackdown on illegal aliens squatting there and stealing our children’s education, American family health care and a cornucopia of welfare payments and programs. ONLY THE TEA PARTY CAN SAVE US NOW. THE TEA PARTY IS EVERY WALK OF LIFE, EVERY RACE, & EVERY RELIGION THAT HAVE HAD IT WITH THE TWO POLITICAL PARTIES. ID YOU DON’T WANT A SOCIALIST FUTURE, EVERY AMERICAN WHO HAS NEVER VOTED—SHOULD VOTE. NON-CITIZENS WILL VOTE TO SAVE OBAMA.
Two very important laws must be imposed at once, so no more foreign invaders are encouraged to break the immigration ‘Rule of Law’. ‘THE LEGAL WORKFORCE ACT’ must be passed and advanced, so illegal aliens can no longer steal jobs from the millions of Americans unemployed. The ‘BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP ACT (H.R.140) must be compulsory so babies smuggled into America, so that parents cannot take benefit from welfare, once the child become an immediate citizen. Half a million pregnant women enter the United States looking for handouts annually, for their children. Let your Senator or Congressman/Women know how you will vote, by giving your name to the politician’s aides and that you want them to sponsor E-Verify and the Birthright Citizenship bills. Citizen voters should phone Congress at the central Switchboard at 202-224-3121. FORCE YOUR CONGRESSMAN/WOMAN TO fulfill their obligation to the oath of office and stop pandering to the businesses that use cheap labor. Use the power of your VOTE to demand they sponsor these to policies or we are destined to become like Europe, overwhelmed by the poverty of other countries.
SO NOW ITS IMPERATIVE THAT THE PEOPLE, MOVE WITH ALL THE EMPOWERMENT THAT OUR UNIQUE SOVEREIGNTY AND THE CONSTITUTION TO REMOVE ALL REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRAT INCUMBENTS INCLUDING THOSE A STATE LEVEL WHO ARE NOT PROTECTING AMERICANS FROM THE ILLEGAL ALIEN INVASION. WITH STATE SOVEREIGNTY BEING STOLEN EACH DAY, THE STATES ARE BEING FORCED TO RELINQUISH THEIR POWER TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ARE BEING EXTORTED FROM ALL TAXPAYERS BY FEDERAL MANDATE TO MAKE LIFE EASIER FOR FOREIGN NATIONALS. IT IS TIME TO THINK OF OUR OWN PEOPLE AND CUT OUT FOREIGN AID, AND INSTEAD LOOK AFTER ARE OWN SICK, HOMELESS AND WOUNDED AND OUR JOBLESS WORKERS?
Remember, we must restore America and not stop until every political parasite is voted out and sent home in disgrace. Obama will crush America, if he gets a majority of the Hispanic vote and our only chance for America to survive is the TEA PARTY. Legal Hispanics will vote for Obama, to insure he keeps the illegal relatives in the USA.
“The fight for America is on! But we don’t fight alone. Cadres of invisible Patriots have been silently empowering the Tea Party, working tirelessly behind the scenes to restore America. Their names carry no political weight, they do not seek glory nor will their acts ever be recorded in the history books, but they are indispensable in the fight against the darkness that blankets America. These invisible Patriots are the Tea Party Guardians, guarding all we hold dear.” LOOK TO VOTING OUT THE POLITICIANS WHO HAVE NEAR BANKRUPTED THIS NATION AND REPLACE THEM WITH TRUE TEA PARTY LAWMAKERS.
Now we have a pharaoh in power, which has torn up the most precious of document called the Constitution, in his pursuit of absolute power. In his term he has hired a bunch of Marxist and ultra left Socialists that have done almost irreparable damage to our economy. His henchman like the despicable U.S. Attorney General has been on a ‘Witch Hunt’ escalating his intimidation on initially Arizona, with his warlord rumbling against Alabama and Georgia. Because these states dared to introduce legislation, to remove illegal aliens that are not only stealing American welfare by court mandate, but by causing mayhem by drunken drivers on our highways, but attacking children and women. This miserable human being called Eric Holder who reigns over us with a big stick, with his legions of overpaid public servants called attorneys.
ILLEGAL ALIENS ARE NOT AMERICANS? THEY ARE CRIMINALS WHO ENTERED A SOVEREIGN COUNTRY. THEY CAME HERE FOR TWO THINGS, TO TAKE YOUR JOBS AND YOU’RE PUBLIC SERVICES?
Then we have Obama forcing the American people to forfeit their money to pay for a Socialist style health care. Money extorted from taxpayers, for probably a large proportion of people who live like leeches of the rest of us. Obviously the 22 million illegal aliens in the country will remain free of payment for Obama’s health care package. Not just illegal aliens, but a mixture of the population who sleep late, eat their fast food, watch TV and play video games on a computer. With this potentate in power unemployment is through the roof. Food stamps are at a full time high and the lines of illegal aliens, who have smuggled their babies over here before they were born, have been instructed by verbal guides that once here their child can claim citizenship. This in itself has become a hundred billion dollar industry of child health care, education and a long list of financial payments, that even citizens are declined to collect. Illegal Immigration has become blight and Americans under President Obama will pay a dear price.
It will be them against US in the 2012 election and both Obama and Romney are already trying to pacify the majority of ethnic voters across the U.S. The only possible the American voter can gain the momentum to remove Obama and his crowd from office; not saying that even Mitt Romney is any better and should drive the old incumbents out and replace them with TEA PARTY leaders. Only then will we return sanity to this Congress. Only by replacing the Senators and Congressman in both traditional parties will anything ever change and who seem completely oblivious to the survival of the middle class? Under Obama we will sink even deeper into a high spending manic and with Romney more latitude for Wall Street. Just the TEA PARTY will reroute America on a path of Success, if they can significantly displace the usual, spineless politicians with new ideas, which will elevate this country to a decent future for all. It would be highly complementary to also dump the Governors, Mayors, Police Chiefs and every elected official with TEA PARTY associates and rid ourselves of those bodies who pamper special interest groups, Obama fodder and the whole slew of individuals are working against the greater good of ALL Americans.
If you want to read the specifics concerning the lawlessness traitorous actions within Washington, then bookmark the ‘AMERICAN PATROL’ website. AMERICAN PATROL is a up to date disclosure site of the nationwide E-media and newspapers, blogs and commentary that the Liberal press prefers to keep from the public. Daily, the truth is revealed about illegal immigration and the corruption in Washington and state Capitols. PAY ATTENTION TO ILLEGAL ALIENS VOTING IN THE UPCOMING ELECTIONS FOR OBAMA .
Interesting enough my message cannot get into the mainstream Liberal press, where I am banned for telling the truth.
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…”SAVING AMERICA FROM INVASION”…
Just for the sake of clarity, America is comprised of two huge continents and many illegal aliens are indeed American.
I understand fully what you are saying, but from the stand point of the rest of the “Americas” the conceit of the US must be like smoke in their noses.
The terms US citizen, and American citizen, are not necessarily interchangeable.
As an aside, your over use of capitalization sucks, it’s like a little kid yelling to be heard while telling a story we already know.
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The only solution to this awful situation is a new president and congress!
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Another smooth move by Dear Leader. I think he got a twofer today by energizing conservatives and then suicide bombing his already dismal unemployment and food stamp numbers. All for a bloc that he knows will have to cheat to vote along with some of their buddies that put race above country. Heh, nice.
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Can these people get any sleezier? And why don’t “the people” have it figured out yet?? I keep hearing about all these folks out there who think Obama is so wonderful! What is wrong with them?
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[...] The Lonely Conservative says, why should we be surprised by the actions of the Obama Administration. If this is how they act, when the SCOTUS rules, could you imagine what Obama and his henchman will do of the Court strikes down Obamacare? [...]
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Lefty tolerance;
http://twitchy.com/2012/06/25/shut-that-jan-brewer-bitch-up-left-targets-arizona-governor-with-vile-slurs-after-scotus-ruling/
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More “unintended?” consequences.
…”Yet no amount of spin can detract from the fact that this ruling does little to recognize or counteract the real danger inherent in S.B. 1070, which is the erection of a prototype police state in Arizona. By allowing Arizona police to stop and search people, citizens and immigrants alike, based only on their own subjective suspicions and visual observations, and by failing to address the core issue being debated here – namely, whether Americans have any Fourth Amendment protections anymore – the Court has opened the door to a host of abuses, the least of which will be racial profiling. Without fail, we will be revisiting this issue again, especially in light of the fact that Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, South Carolina and Utah have adopted similar laws.”…
…”The Fourth Amendment’s protection against unreasonable searches and seizures of our persons and effects was designed so that government agents would be forced to treat us with due respect. With this protection now gone, those who attempt to exercise their rights will often be forced to defend themselves against an increasingly inflexible and uncompromising government. Some will come under scrutiny for their political or religious views, others for the color of their skin, while still others may be targeted for merely being in the wrong place at the wrong time, or for trying to hold fast to some last shred of privacy.”…
http://lewrockwell.com/whitehead/whitehead48.1.html
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