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Illegally. is he being hypocritical. >> i find it a little ironic. but he is getting ready to announce the re-election bid. clearly he is trying to whip up his base at the expense of good peaceful citizens and communities like mine that prize ourselves on our diversity, inclusion. and let me be clear, being a sanctuary city is fully legal. we are not breaking laws, not impeding the federal government. we are just using our local resources where we think it's much more appropriate. >> all right, so that's a fair point. i want to ask you about what a senior administration official -- senior immi...

You enter illegally twice now it's a felony. and as a mayor you're not supposed to make decision base what laws that you agree with and what laws you don't. if it's a law your job is to make sure it's executed within your municipality. you're making a decision not to do that and help people escape from justice from a legitimate potential criminal prosecution. that's dicey territory, is it not? >> listen, i am protecting my community. i am exercising the legal right that hundreds of cities across the country have exercised with sanctuary policies. and many law enforcement professionals support ...

Information to lead to the arrest of actual real criminals. >> right. >> that is public safety. >> right and we've seen that in different big municipalities with immigrant populations. we've seen the municipality has a big due process strain when you wind upholding people for the federal authorities and they wouldn't come or wouldn't come soon enough. and then your municipality or that city was then hit with lawsuits because of habeas corpus. all right so then we get to the strange part of the situation involving you and i.c.e. and the government and the intrigue. the interview with cbs. i wan...

Values of welcoming people, of exercising due process, of caring about what justice really means. >> i'm just saying it's an easier stand to make although politically difficult for you, if it's found to be illegal but you still feel morally you have to do it then that will be quite a position. we will keep following the situation. mayor, thank you for joining us. appreciate having you on the show. >> thank you, chris. >> that was pushing that point because this is exactly where this might be headed. where she gets clear instructions don't do it again. what will the mayor do? all right you also...

>> you didn't. >> libby schaff. >> you didn't email. >> never. i would never tell her or anyone. they were very serious. she was stern with me. and it was concerning. >> so that man had resigned from i.c.e. he says because he didn't like what he was being asked to do. he was told a lie about the situation with you and what was told and what arrests were made or not made as a result of the information you put out. but the intrigue is, during the interview with cbs, the federal agents showed up to talk to him. what do you make of that situation? >> it was unbelievable. to hear the sound of them ...