MAMMOTH LAKES, CA - Imagine working for a police chief who encourages…no demands… that his officers not enforce the law. Imagine that same police chief, however, tells you to go out and enforce only “certain” laws. Most police officers I know would have zero respect for such a “leader,” a political hack only concerned about their reputation, not with his officers but with the people he works for.
Such is the case of Mammoth Lakes, California Police Chief Daniel Casabian. Casabian is the type of chief who wants to look like a good guy but doesn’t care about the positions he places his officers in.
Last week, Casabian posted a message on the Mammoth Lakes Police Department’s Facebook page as follows:
“The topic of immigration enforcement is of great concern in our community. I am sharing this message today to remind our residents and visitors that there has been no change in the procedures and policies of the Mammoth Lakes Police Department regarding immigration. Our Agency does not enforce Federal Law, and we do not inquire about the legal status of anyone that we encounter. Our priority is the public safety of our community, and we want any victims or witnesses of a crime to feel comfortable communicating to us without fear of being detained for their legal status. MLPD is a proud member of the California Police Chiefs Association and we stand behind their statement regarding the enforcement of immigration laws.”
Last month, Law Enforcement Today promised to expose anyone who defied Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, and his deportation efforts. As we wrote, “Law Enforcement Today is committed to assisting the Trump administration, border czar Tom Homan, and the Department of Homeland Security in securing our border and, most importantly, sending as many illegals out of our country and back to their country of origin as possible.”
We further promised that if we were informed of any chief of police or other law enforcement official in any way hindering Homan’s efforts to enforce our immigration laws, we “will use our reach of more than 50 million people per month and our voice to call them out.”
Well, Chief Casabian, congratulations…we are calling you out and making you famous in the community of law enforcement officers, those who support the police, and those who are sick and tired of hearing stories from parents of victims such as Laken Riley, Jocelyn Nungary, and countless others who have had their lives destroyed by Joe Biden’s open borders.
The “brave” decision of officials such as Chief Casabian would be to defy politicians who put the so-called rights of illegal aliens ahead of their legal residents. It takes guts to take a stand and defend the Constitution, even if it costs you your job. It is gutless, however, to fall on the side of lawlessness and political correctness.
The CPCA policy Casabian is following makes a vain attempt to look good by claiming California agencies are permitted to “partner with federal agencies in targeting terrorist groups, human traffickers, and various criminal operations imbedded [sic] with foreign agents.” How very “law enforcement-like” they are. As a point of information, the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General reported last year that some 300,000 migrant children have disappeared into the U.S. Is it possible some of those missing children fall under the CPCA policy of helping federal agencies with “human traffickers?”
The policy continues, “Our role in these joint public safety efforts is all predicated by criminal acts, not immigration enforcement.”
We remind the CPCA and Chief Casabian that, under Title 8 U.S.C. § 1324, conspiracy to violate immigration laws is a crime punishable by a fine under Title 18 or imprisonment for 10 or more years or both.
Despite bloviating about the CPCA’s commitment to “serve and protect” the citizens of California and their mission being “safety for all,” it is clear that the CPCA in general and Casabian in particular have no interest in doing any of the above.
To those state and municipal police officers, federal law enforcement officers, CBP and ICE agents who still believe in the rule of law, on behalf of those who Biden and Mayorkas’s alien invasion have victimized, we thank you.
To gutless law enforcement officials who refuse to do your job, we see you and will ensure everyone else does as well.
Comments
2025-02-05T16:16-0500 | Comment by: Bruce
Cut back on Federal money for Mammoth, let it be known to illegals that they will be safe there and have the BP occasionally patrol outside the city limits. See how the residents like that.
2025-02-05T16:24-0500 | Comment by: Gregory
They should arrest and convict him for interference. He is not an American or law enforcement officer if he cannot follow the law.
2025-02-05T17:06-0500 | Comment by: arthur
Time to expose him? How about time to arrest him? Go get the guy Tom Holman, and make an example out of this one for the rest of them to see what happens when you defy Federal Law, and put people at risk...
2025-02-05T17:12-0500 | Comment by: Rebecca
FYI Tacoma PD in WA State has a VERY similar post on their page. They also need to be called out.
2025-02-05T17:40-0500 | Comment by: Laurence
A law enforcement officer who refuses to enforce the law he is sworn to uphold?? Fire him immediately!
2025-02-05T18:11-0500 | Comment by: gracey
aiding and abetting is a felony, but this donkey hole already knows that.
2025-02-05T18:15-0500 | Comment by: Tom
Casabain. You are scum and a disgrace to the Law Enforcement profession. What's more is you are a liar. You took an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United Sates and protect and defense American citizens.
2025-02-05T18:15-0500 | Comment by: Tom
Casabain. You are scum and a disgrace to the Law Enforcement profession. What's more is you are a liar. You took an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United Sates and protect and defense American citizens.
2025-02-05T18:19-0500 | Comment by: Daniel
Whole the so call police chief and the city politicans personally (not the tax paryers) accountable for all the crimes committed by all illegals immigrants.
2025-02-05T18:19-0500 | Comment by: Daniel
Whole the so call police chief and the city politicans personally (not the tax paryers) accountable for all the crimes committed by all illegals immigrants.
2025-02-05T18:19-0500 | Comment by: Daniel
Whole the so call police chief and the city politicans personally (not the tax paryers) accountable for all the crimes committed by all illegals immigrants.
2025-02-05T18:19-0500 | Comment by: Daniel
Whole the so call police chief and the city politicans personally (not the tax paryers) accountable for all the crimes committed by all illegals immigrants.
2025-02-06T06:00-0500 | Comment by: Rick
If that whole police department of 11 members won't enforce the law, hopefully, the county sheriff will.
2025-02-06T12:19-0500 | Comment by: Todd
Todays trend is to hire and place idiots like this in positions of authority when the only thing they are fit to do is work at McDonalds !
2025-02-06T20:27-0500 | Comment by: Brian
You can’t pick & choose which laws to enforce. You took an oath to defend the constitution of the US and the constitution of California from all enemies foreign & domestic. You have to enforce all laws or it is selective enforcement.
2025-02-08T08:57-0500 | Comment by: Franklin
I am proud to see that the sheriff is not helping ICE in deporting the migrants his job is to stop crimes and not to mistreat the migrants illegal or not.I know many illegals is not going to turn them in.