Dallas GOP mayor, new top cop buck sanctuary trend to do whats right

It’s been nearly a month since Daniel Comeaux was sworn in as the new chief of police in Dallas, TX, where he is taking a different approach to immigration enforcement than his predecessor and working to align with the state’s sanctuary policies. “We’re gonna do what’s right.We’re always gonna be there to help our federal partners,” Comeaux told Fox News Digital during an interview. “If there’s a federal agency that’s doing an operation, and they need our assistance, we’ll be there to help them, as long as they’re doing what’s by the law, and they’re doing it with respect and the right way, DPD will be there to assist,” he continued.Comeaux also has the support of Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson, who said during a previous interview with Fox News that he would support efforts by President Donald Trump to deport undocumented migrants accused of violent crimes.“Of course, we’d support that,” Johnson said during the interview.

“Of course, we’d stand by President Trump in an effort to get rid of people in our country illegally who have violent criminal records or who commit violent criminal acts here.”Texas has taken a hard stance against illegal immigration, particularly during the Biden administration.The state deployed authorities to its border with Mexico and took on a campaign of busing migrants to Democrat-run cities to bring attention to the flow of illegal immigrants into the US. Johnson, who has served as Dallas’ mayor since 2019, made headlines in 2023 when he announced he was switching from the Democrat party to the Republican, explaining his decision in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, “American cities need Republicans.” Dallas, one of the top 10 largest cities in the US, saw a significant decrease in crime after Johnson took office in 2019.According to the Associated Press, Dallas is the largest city in the US to be led by a GOP mayor. Johnson told Fox News Digital in 2021 he attributed that success to ...