As much as I would love to see Netanyahu in ICC custody, this is a mistake. It is not any mayor’s place to be arresting foreign leaders granted visas by the state department.
Visiting foreign leaders are issued a diplomatic visa by the State Department, which comes with diplomatic immunity. A mayor of a city doing this would just be a pointless publicity stunt as someone with diplomatic immunity would be released as soon as it came before a Judge.
NYC is the location of the UN so going down this path would erode the effectiveness of the UN at it’s primary purpose (diplomacy) more than it already has been.
As much as I would love to see Netanyahu in ICC custody, this is a mistake. It is not any mayor’s place to be arresting foreign leaders granted visas by the state department.
He won’t be arresting him for a visa violation, that’s ICE.
He can just put on a mask and drive an unmarked vehicle and he should be fine!
Visiting foreign leaders are issued a diplomatic visa by the State Department, which comes with diplomatic immunity. A mayor of a city doing this would just be a pointless publicity stunt as someone with diplomatic immunity would be released as soon as it came before a Judge.
NYC is the location of the UN so going down this path would erode the effectiveness of the UN at it’s primary purpose (diplomacy) more than it already has been.