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The MeidasTouch Podcast

NEW LAPD Chief REFUSES Trump Deportation Orders

The MeidasTouch Podcast

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4.956.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2024

⏱️ 16 minutes

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the new LAPD Chief who is refusing to carrying out mass deportation orders from the new Trump administration. Policygenius: Head to https://policygenius.com/MEIDAS to get your free life insurance quotes and see how much you could save. Visit https://meidastouch.com for more! Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast The Influence Continuum: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/mea-culpa-with-michael-cohen The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 Political Beatdown: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/political-beatdown Lights On with Jessica Denson: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/lights-on-with-jessica-denson On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Coalition of the Sane: https://meidasnews.com/tag/coalition-of-the-sane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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LAPD will protect our immigrant community.

0:03.0

LAPD officers will not take action to determine a person's immigration status

0:08.0

and will not arrest someone for their status.

0:11.0

And LAPD will not assist with mass deportations.

0:15.0

Los Angeles is a city of immigrants, and I know immigrants are being disparaged right now.

0:20.0

But I want the people of Los Angeles

0:21.6

to know my viewpoint. Our nation was built by immigrants in LA, in LA, such an extraordinary city

0:28.7

because of the people here from literally all over the world. That right there was Jim McDonnell. He has now

0:35.9

been voted to be the next LAPD chief. He previously served as the

0:41.6

Los Angeles County Sheriff. And you heard him there saying as he was voted to become the next

0:47.5

LAPD chief, quote, I want to be clear to all people of L.A., especially our immigrant community,

0:53.6

which is feeling uncertainty and fear.

0:56.1

This is a city of immigrants, and my job is to serve you.

0:59.9

Now, this comes at the same day that Donald Trump appointed Tom Homan, one of the authors of Project

1:07.2

2025, to be his border czar. Tom Homan previously gloated and bragged about bloody mass

1:15.0

deportations that he and Stephen Miller were going to lead. And Tom Homan is known for someone who is

1:22.4

as extreme as you can be in supporting mass deportations, denaturalization, and we did a video on that earlier

1:31.6

today. Let me show you, though, from the press conference of Los Angeles Police Department's

1:38.4

new chief, Jim McDonald, what he said during his press conference after being voted on to be the next LAPD chief about mass deportations and what he sees the role of LAPD in carrying it out, or as he says, he will not follow orders to carry out mass deportations.

1:57.1

Here's what LAPD chief Jim McDonald says play this clip.

2:01.0

Hearing and passion voices from the undocumented community who said they're very fearful of the Trump

2:06.6

administration and by extension your new regime.

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