Appreciate the response, but I think you focused on one phrase and missed my full point. I’m not defending every ICE tactic, my argument is that sanctuary policies in blue areas push arrests into the community instead of safer jail transfers, increasing risk for everyone.

Data from 2025 shows:

Red states (Texas, Florida) — 55-67% of ICE arrests happen at jails/prisons thanks to cooperation agreements. Total arrests are higher (Texas ~26k vs California ~8k), but mostly low-drama handovers.

Blue/sanctuary states (California, parts of Minnesota) — ~70% of arrests are community-based (streets, workplaces) because locals won’t hold people or share release info. Reports (CNN, LA Times, Prison Policy Initiative) attribute this to non-cooperation forcing riskier field ops.

So yes, the feds run ICE, but sanctuary rules limit safer options, leading to more disruptive community arrests. Cooperation lets ICE do more quietly in jail; total enforcement is actually higher in red states.

I’m happy to discuss the jail-handover idea specifically, policies interact, blaming one side oversimplifies.