And the claim of protecting public safety is ridiculous — dangerously so. By attacking them in this way, the administration puts local law enforcement agencies in a terrible position. Not honoring one puts them in the cross hairs of the xenophobic Mr. Trump. It antagonizes local agencies that want to do policing the right way. And it makes immigrants fear and shun the protection of law enforcement.

Source: New York Times March 23, 2017 01:07 UTC