LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Michigan Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel made waves on MSNBC Reports on Nov. 30, criticizing the idea of prioritizing federal, state and local resources to apprehend undocumented immigrants.

She said on the show, “Irrespective of what your opinion is about ensuring that you’re detaining undocumented people, the concern is a lot of those people, while they might be here illegally, in and of itself it’s a crime, it’s a federal misdemeanor, but when you decide to use your resources to capture those individuals, as opposed to going after murderers and serial rapists and human traffickers that we’re making our communities a whole lot less safe by doing that.”

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It seems she missed the memo that the Trump administration will be focusing on the very criminals she talks about – except these specific criminals happen to be in the country illegally.

Incoming border czar Tom Homan has made it clear that his “shock and awe” deportations will start with criminals, then work its way down the line.

Homan recently spoke to Sean Hannity on Fox News about how the incoming Trump administration’s plans to secure the border and protect citizens. “President Trump has been clear, we want to concentrate on public safety threats and national security threats. I find it hard to believe that any governor would say they don’t want public safety threats removed from their neighborhoods,” Homan said.

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In Michigan, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Attorney General Dana Nessel have remained mum or given circular arguments about whether their administration will harbor illegals or protect citizens. Michigan News Source reached out to Whitmer and Nessel but they did not respond by press time.

However, Nessel’s statement on MSNBC about using resources to remove such criminals sparked a wave of responses online, with critics accusing her of hypocrisy over her own allocation of state resources instead of using them to go after murderers, serial rapists and human traffickers.

Nessel appears to have forgotten 25-year-old Ruby Garcia who died at the hands of her illegal alien boyfriend in March. In addition, the alleged sexual assaults of two young girls in St. Joseph County last spring by another illegal alien seems to have slipped her mind. And what about the mother and daughter killed in a car crash by an illegal alien? In addition, Michigan is at the mercy of transnational gangs from Chile and Venezuela who’ve made breaking into high-end homes in Oakland County a profession during the past year.

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Regarding Governor Whitmer’s opinion on matters of illegal immigration, she called to abolish ICE in 2018 and said in an interview with NBC in August that she supported the “spirit” of things like giving out driver’s licenses or ID for illegals, which the Harris-Walz campaign supported. Whitmer went on to say that many of the things that Walz did, in Minnesota like handing out driver’s licenses, free college, and free health care to undocumented immigrants “resonated with Americans.” Whitmer also supports rent and housing subsidies for illegals. In addition, illegal immigration skyrocketed in Michigan by 775% in the past three years.

A troll parade: Nessel’s critics fire back.

Nessel’s remarks on MSNBC lit up social media with biting critiques about how Nessel used her “resources” for things like her climate change agenda, to go after businesses during the Covid pandemic and to target political opponents in what they called selective enforcement of the law.

 

 

As if her deportation commentary wasn’t enough, Nessel, who is an attorney and the state’s top law enforcement official, also doubled down with criticism of Trump’s cabinet picks. She criticized his potential appointments, alleging they exhibit a “disdain” for sexual assault victims, arguing that their mere accusations (not convictions) of misconduct send a negative message to survivors.

The bottom line: Trolls 1, Nessel 0.

Nessel’s remarks to MSNBC about the use of resources may have been aimed at Trump’s upcoming immigration enforcement plans, but the fast and furious online backlash suggests she might want to clean her own house first before throwing stones.