D.A. King interview with Fox5 Randy Travis on Gwinnett Sheriff-elect Keybo Taylor ending 287(g) - Nov 13, 2020 Audio & Transcript

Sheriff Keybo Taylor, Fox5 reporter Randy Travis – Photo: Fox5

Audio

Transcript ( from Rev.com)

Fox5 reporter Randy Travis (00:00):

Change involved checking the immigration status of every prisoner who comes into this jail. For more than a decade, that’s been the mission of deputies, resulting in illegal immigrants being deported, even when the crime that brought them here was something minor, like say I bust a tail light or no driver’s license.

Fox5 reporter Randy Travis (00:17):

But starting January 1st the jail will no longer be responsible for the deciding whether an inmate is in this country illegally.

Gwinnett Sheriff-elect Keybo Taylor (00:24):

We will not be participating with, uh, ICE or any other agencies in regards to immigration issues.

Fox5 reporter Randy Travis (00:31):

Taylor says he’s not convinced being part of the 287 (g) program, having deputies contact federal authorities when they come across the illegal immigrants, is an effective use of resources. He wants to focus those deputies instead on reducing gang violence and let the arresting agency decide whether to alert immigration for future prisoners.

Randy Travis (00:52):

If they’re here illegally and they’ve committed a violent crime isn’t that saver to call immigration if the arresting agency did not?

Gwinnett Sheriff-elect Keybo Taylor (00:59):

Well, yes and no. Okay? It would be, but, again like I said, that is a born that agency to do that. All right, I’m not going to get involved and use my resources to what immigration issues.

D.A. King (01:10):

That’s an extraordinarly bad idea.

Fox5 reporter Randy Travis (01:14):

DA King has lobbied for stricter immigration laws and encouraged Sheriff to join the 287 (g) program. Instead, we’re the first county in Georgia to sign up, who soon drop out.

Randy Travis (01:25):

He thinks that his resources could be better used somewhere else.

D.A. King (01:28):

I would disagree with the Sheriff-elect and I can tell y… I- I- I- I’ll- make this very, very sad prediction: there are going to be people killed in Gwinnett County by people in the country illegally who were passed over by the enforcement efforts or lack thereof by this incoming sheriff [inaudible 00:01:45].

Fox5 reporter Randy Travis (01:46):

Taylor replaces Butch Conway who built a reputation as a no-nonsense lawman, though on illegal immigration.

Randy Travis (01:52):

What do you have to say to the people who loved him for all the years he has been an office and are worried that you’re not going to be as tough on crime as he was?

Gwinnett Sheriff-elect Keybo Taylor (02:00):

I’d say that we can do this in a different way. I can be just as though on crime and I feel like we could get just as much done, but we can do it with a different approach.

Fox5 reporter Randy Travis (02:10):

Come 2021, we will see. [Inaudible 00:02:13] Randy Travis, Fox 5 news.

—>UPDATE: The liberal AJC prints a lengthy correction after demand letter from the Dustin Inman Society. More news on this coming soon.

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Daily Signal News report (‘DEFAMATORY’: Conservative Demands Swing-State Newspaper Retract ‘Hate Group’ Smear’)
on the recent AJC attack here by the great Tyler O’Neil.

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I added educational hyperlinks to the below letter – dak.

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October 18, 2024

VIA U.S. REGULAR MAIL & E-MAIL

Leroy Chapman, Jr., Editor in Chief THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION 223 Perimeter Center Pkwy NE Atlanta, Georgia 30346

Re: Demand for Retraction and Apology

Dear Mr. Chapman, Jr.:

I write on behalf of my client, the Dustin Inman Society (DIS), to demand an immediate retraction and apology for the defamatory statements published in your October 7, 2024, article titled “Democrats in this Georgia district are backing a write-in candidate” by Tia Mitchell.

Through use of internet links, the AJC article wrongfully characterizes the Dustin Inman Society as a “Marietta-based anti-immigration hate group.” This characterization is false, defamatory, and published with actual malice. The Dustin Inman Society pushes for secure borders, is not “anti-immigration” and its proprietors do not hate anyone. Rather, DIS advocates for enforcement of U.S. immigration laws and actively opposes unlawful immigration. This distinction is crucial and well-known to staff at your publication.

I paste the offending paragraph from the AJC story:

“A search of activity under her birth name, Karen Sacandy, which Stamper legally changed in 2019, showed that she previously was aligned with a Marietta-based anti-immigration hate group. The group’s website often linked to Sacandy’s activities, like a letter seeking information about the state’s Immigration Enforcement Review Board and a copy of a letter to the editor supporting legislation to prevent immigrants claiming asylum from obtaining driver’s licenses.”

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October 18, 2024 Page 2

We note the AJC informs readers that the Dustin Inman Society “often” linked to Karen Sacandy/Kate Stamper activities — but produces only two occasions.

Your story, for which DIS founder and president D.A. King was not contacted, informs readers that Sacandy/Stamper “was aligned” with the Dustin Inman Society. We note that polls show that a majority of Americans oppose the federal offense of illegal immigration. Since the letter posted on the DIS site was a published missive to the editor at the Cherokee Tribune, we must ask: does this make that newspaper a “Cherokee County-based anti-immigration hate group”?

Your characterization demonstrates a reckless and vindictive disregard for the truth, rising to the level of actual malice as defined in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan. Actual malice in defamation law refers to publication of a statement with knowledge that it is false or with reckless disregard of whether it is false or not. Your repeated mischaracterization of the Dustin Inman Society, despite having been corrected on numerous occasions, clearly meets this standard.

The Dustin Inman Society’s position on immigration is clear and public:

1. It supports sustainable levels of legal immigration through established channels.

2. It opposes unlawful immigration due to various societal concerns, including: – Strain on public resources and services
– Potential and real public safety issues
– Economic impacts on low-wage American workers and America’s poor

– Challenges to the rule of law

3. The Dustin Inman Society defends legal immigrants when media attempt to blur the difference between them and illegal aliens.

Moreover, the Dustin Inman Society’s board includes lawful immigrants who have navigated the proper channels for authorized immigration. This fact alone should dispel any notion that the organization is “anti-immigration.” As he has informed you multiple times over much of the last two decades, D.A. King’s sister is a real, legal immigrant.

While we acknowledge that the Southern Poverty Law Center has designated the Dustin Inman Society as an “anti-immigrant hate group that denigrates all immigrants,” your article presents the “anti-immigration hate group” characterization as the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s independent assessment and statement of fact.

This smear is not only demonstrably false and ignores Mr. King’s many communications to you advising you of the truth, but also demonstrates an exceedingly unprofessional failure to fact-check and verify information before publication.

We demand that the Atlanta Journal Constitution:

October 18, 2024 Page 3

1. Immediately publicly retract the defaming statement in the October 7, 2024, article.

2. Publish a prominent apology, equal in visibility and placement to the original defamatory article.

3. Cease and desist from further defamatory characterizations of the Dustin Inman Society.

Failure to comply with these demands may result in further legal action. We expect your prompt attention to this matter and await your timely response.

Sincerely,

Todd V. McMurtry

cc: James Abely, Esq.