The liberal fools are causing their own problems.  The feds begged Newark police for backup as riots raged outside Delaney Hall detention center – but those calls went unanswered, a union boss claimed as he blamed the state’s lefty governor for ordering local cops not to help.  Capt. John Chrystal, New Jersey’s largest police force has been blocked from helping federal agents as violent clashes with anti-I president of the Newark Police Superior Officers’ Association  said TCE protests have flared outside the immigration facility for a week.  He accused Gov. Mikie Sherrill and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, both Democrats, of letting “politics” endanger ICE agents.

     “Our administration is getting orders from the mayor and from the governor,” Chrystal told The Post.   “From what I’ve been told, police have been told to stand down and it’s a shame. Nothing is in writing but this is a political hot potato, and something needs to be done. Regardless of political views, refusing to provide assistance when officer safety is at risk is not sound policy.  Chrystal pointed to “sanctuary policies” that have emboldened politicians to stonewall federal authorities. 

     He said union representatives are worried about the safety of ICE at Delaney Hall – and about federal backup requests that have gone unanswered. “We are concerned about reports that federal officers requested backup and they weren’t properly answered,” he fumed, adding the union plans to raise the issue with the city and state. “They are not cooperating with the federal government in this matter, and it puts all officers’ safety at risk. If they are calling for backup, they deserve it, they need it. We have a duty and responsibility to assist any law enforcement officers when they are requesting it. We need to set politics aside and look at safety.”  

     Reps for Sherrill and Baraka did not immediately respond to The Post’s requests for comment.