An immigration protection law may have allowed a man suspected of shooting his girlfriend and her teenage sons to remain in the United States, despite his criminal past, Putnam County Executive Kevin Byrne said Sunday on Newsmax. 

“Sanctuary policies are dangerous and they’re only there to shield those who are actively breaking the law,” said Byrne on Newsmax’s “Sunday Report.” “We need to prioritize those law-abiding citizens [and] those lawful immigrants with permanent green card status.”

Byrne was discussing the arrest of Fernando Andres Jimenez Meza, 40, a native of Chile who was charged last week with allegedly shooting his girlfriend and her sons, killing one of the boys, in Somers, New York. 

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