Exclusive | California sanctuary cities ignored nearly 9K ICE detainers freeing violent criminals: report

A blistering congressional report is accusing Gov.Gavin Newsom and Democratic leaders in California’s biggest cities of letting violent criminals run free — while ignoring nearly 9,000 requests from federal immigration authorities.The GOP’s new 22-page House Judiciary Committee report, obtained exclusively by The California Post, paints a startling picture of California’s sanctuary city policies, accusing state and local officials of shielding dangerous immigrants from deportation.The investigation — led by Judiciary Chairman Rep.

Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Rep.Tom McClintock (R-CA) — uncovered thousands of rejected requests from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego.

The report comes on the heels of Jordan and McClintock sending letters in June demanding records from police and sheriff’s departments in those areas.The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.

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Never miss a story According to the report, Los Angeles police honored just four of 4,177 ICE detainers received between January 2020 and June 2026 — a compliance rate lower than 0.1%.Meanwhile, the Sheriff’s Office in San Francisco rejected all 2,201 detainers received between January 2020 and August 2026.In San Diego, the county Sheriff’s Office declined 2,527 detainers between January 2023 and June 2026, including 894 last year alone.Combined, the three agencies reportedly rejected 8,901 detainers over those periods.The report also cites ICE figures alleging that California authorities released 4,561 immigrants sought by federal agents between Jan.

20, 2025, and early February 2026.The individuals identified in the committee’s investigation included immigrants with criminal histories involving homicide, sexual assault, kidnapping, burglary, weapons offenses and child...