2.15.20 Sheriff Thomas Hodgkins Immigration

On today's edition The Joe Mangiacotti Show on WCRN 830 AM... First hour takes your calls ... topics discussed - Romney and his betrayal Justice is doled out on Political lines... AG Bar's statement on the influence Congress, Papers and Editorial Boards and POTUS has on him. VA and Gun Control is broached .... great calls as usual Hour Two - Joe is joined by Bristol County High Sheriff Thomas M. Hodgson as ICE agents are dispatched to Boston and over 700 counties refuse to cooperate with ICE..Sanctuary cities Hodgson was appointed Sheriff of Bristol County by then-Governor William F. Weld on May 21st, 1997. In the most recent election he ran unopposed. The Sheriff got some recognition in 2017 when discussion on illegal immigration and sanctuary cities got a lot of attention. Hodgson first made waves by offering to send Bristol County inmates to help build President Donald J. Trump's proposed border wall. He was later invited to speak to the House of Representatives on issues relating to sanctuary cities, stating that elected officials in such jurisdictions should be placed under arrest. Trump Re-Election Campaign In November 2019, President Trump appointed Hodgson as Honorary Chair of Trump's 2020 Massachusetts re-election campaign The announcement was made by MassGOP National Committeeman Ron Kaufman at a state committee meeting in order to stop rogue players from hijacking Trump's popularity in the state for their own agendas. https://www.facebook.com/SheriffHodgson