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by NANCY MACE
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Charleston County Sheriff Kristin Graziano isn’t prioritizing our safety; she’s focused on political posturing, lying, and virtue signaling.
Just look at her Twitter profile — a photo of her proudly posing alongside leaders of the pro-open-border administration driving the worst border crisis our country has ever seen. Instead of addressing our safety, she’s busy aligning herself with leftwing extremists who encourage chaos at our borders, all while violent crime surges in our own backyard.
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Under ‘Sanctuary Sheriff’ Graziano, the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office has repeatedly defied U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), refusing to provide adequate hold time or notification for illegal aliens in custody before releasing them. In light of this outrageous discovery, I requested all communications from the Sheriff’s Office related to ICE detainers, criminal charges, and the termination of the 287(g) agreement.
Rather than comply, Sheriff Graziano’s office has chosen to treat this as a FOIA request—a transparent delay tactic, since this is not a FOIA request. Charleston residents deserve to know if their sanctuary sheriff is truly committed to public safety or if she’s prioritizing a far-left agenda over our community’s safety and well-being.
With the election on November 5, she’s stalling, hoping we won’t see what’s really happening.
Her latest excuse? She claims a judge’s order is required to honor ICE detainers. But the truth is, no judge even has the authority to approve or deny these detainers. Graziano concocted this “policy” as a shield, an invented rule designed to protect her political image while putting us all at risk.
And the fallout from this approach is staggering — not because it’s rational, but because it’s an unhinged policy rooted in feelings, just like left-wing extremists often do, prioritizing optics over our safety. Just recently, a criminal illegal alien arrested twice for attempting to pay to have sex with a child was allowed back on our streets because Graziano ignored ICE’s detainer request.
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Thankfully, ICE caught him after his release, but why were we even put in this position? We shouldn’t be wondering if our sheriff will do her job or let predators walk freely among us. And this is not an isolated case. By her own admission, she has released 51 criminals—yes, including a pedophile—under her “sanctuary” policy.
Make no mistake: Graziano’s failure to cooperate is calculated. Graziano’s office is stonewalling, dodging our inquiry, and trying to keep us in the dark until after election day. When a drunk driver killed a Folly Beach bride, she ignored FOIA laws and refused to provide answers. Now, she’s evading accountability on her detainer practices, hoping we won’t notice before November 5.
We deserve better than a sanctuary sheriff who’s more interested in lying and virtue-signaling than keeping Charleston safe. Violent crime is up—aggravated assaults are rising, murders are climbing, and robberies are out of control. But Sanctuary Sheriff Graziano would rather cling to her sanctuary “principles” and lie when she says crime is down rather than face the reality we’re dealing with today. How many lives is she willing to risk to protect her narrative of shielding criminal illegal aliens?
Sanctuary Sheriff Graziano, it’s time to put Charleston first. We will call you out about your political football, we will continue to ask for the documents, and we will continue to stand up for the residents of Charleston County.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR…
Congresswoman Nancy Mace made history as the first woman to graduate from The Citadel in 1999 and later became the first Republican woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina. She sits on the House Armed Services, Veteran’s Affairs and Oversight committees. She also is Chairwoman of the Cybersecurity Subcommittee on Oversight.
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14 comments
Serious question: if the request for public information isn’t a FOIA request, what is it?
She can request information as a member of congress. That wouldn’t be a FOIA. She can also request info that is supposed to be public but for one reason or another isn’t. That wouldn’t be a FOIA either.
FOIA is very specific on when and how a recipient has to respond. And it can vary from state to state. Is there legislation that provides different timeline or method of responding when it comes from a member of congress? Is there anything that gives a legislator, either federal or state, a higher standing in requesting information than a normal taxpaying citizen?
Does the Mister Microphone that “Butch” Graziano is holding in the picture also double as the centerpiece of a steap-on?
Where has it been codified that it’s public information? What court has ruled that Graziano can treat what she wants as she wants? What crooked lawyer advised her to act out of order? Why are more and more CCSD deputies turning into rogue lawless bullies with a badge? Why are they aways breaking traffic laws?
It’s hard to take anything Nancy Mace says seriously. She’s not a dummy, of course–she’s just a bad person who’ll say whatever it takes to get what she wants.
Tell exactly why she is bad in calling out a liberal Harris supporting sheriff!
I think Graziano is aiding and abetting illegals (a serious felony).
Nancy Mace is just a bad boob job looking for a daddy for her babies. If it weren’t for her daddy being the head of the Citadel she’d just be another pharmaceutical sales rep.
Is the illegal immigrant in the room with us right now?
Does (s)he have a can of spray paint and a hoodie?
Get her Nancy! Sweep the leg!
Nancy is doing a great job.
And Catherine Calhoun Dennis or Barney Giese, just to name two, never drove drunk in Charleston before Graziano even became sheriff?
The Scriptures say to be welcoming to the stranger, not to have quickie sex with a man not your husband before breakfast.
Or is that omitted from Trump’s printed-in-China God-bless-America Bible?
Hopefully that Bible did not omit, too, the Biblical injunction to school your children in the word of the the Lord.
Bye