Here are photos of Ukrainian aliens’ first moments back home following their removal from the United States.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Months ago, I made my concerns known about the dangers of the broken Mental Health Diversion law. Last week, another incident proved those concerns are justified and are routinely playing out.

My detectives arrested 46-year-old Jason Hankins for a drive-by shooting that left a man brain dead, and he later died in the hospital. Hankins is no stranger to law enforcement, as he’s spent his life committing robberies, shootings, and gun crimes, dating all the way back to 1997.

When the detectives searched his car, they found a certificate showing he had “graduated” from Sacramento County’s Mental Health Diversion Program. His “graduation” date was exactly two weeks to the day before he pulled the trigger in yet another senseless shooting.

Many times, Mental Health Diversion isn’t treatment. And certainly it’s not justice.  This is a system that erases criminal records, wipes away accountability, and sends violent predators right back into our neighborhoods under the false pretense of “rehabilitation.” The only reason we even uncovered this is because it was our Deputies who arrested him before, and they remembered the case. His conviction, arrest record, and booking photo, in which he was granted diversion, were all wiped clean.

Mental Health Diversion was never meant for violent career criminals. Yet they’re the ones gaming the system, and our communities are paying the price. Sacramento families deserve better than to be the test subjects of this failed experiment.

Sheriff Jim Cooper