US Attorney Launches Operation Guardian Angel Targeting Illegal Re-Entry Across Sanctuary Jails

A new federal operation called "Operation Guardian Angel," launched by the Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney in Los Angeles, is compelling sanctuary city jails in Southern California to cooperate with ICE by transferring illegal alien inmates with prior deportations to federal custody. The task force, comprising ICE, FBI, HSI, DEA, and ATF, identifies such inmates through fingerprint and criminal database scans and secures federal criminal warrants under 8 USC 1326 for illegal re-entry, which sanctuary jurisdictions cannot legally ignore. This strategy effectively bypasses California's sanctuary state laws, which previously allowed local jails to disregard ICE detainers and release such inmates. The operation aims to flood the system with criminal warrants to enforce compliance and neutralize sanctuary policies, signaling a significant federal effort to enforce immigration laws despite local resistance. Meanwhile, unrelated open threads discuss topics like Real Madrid football team changes and Michigan State University basketball, but these are unrelated to the federal immigration enforcement topic.