L.A. ‘sanctuary city’ law won’t prevent deportations. But ‘we are hardening our defenses’
1 month ago

L.A. ‘sanctuary city’ law won’t prevent deportations. But ‘we are hardening our defenses’

LA Times  

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Los Angeles in 2020. Facing President-elect Donald Trump’s promised mass deportation of immigrants in the country illegally, the Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday tentatively backed a “sanctuary city” law that forbids city employees and resources from being involved in federal immigration enforcement. The L.A. sanctuary city law, which was proposed in early 2023 — long before Trump’s election — aims to build a firewall between federal immigration enforcement and city agencies. “And the L.A. City Council doesn’t seem to be getting the message.” “A country without secure borders isn’t a country at all,” said Roxanne Hoge, communications director for the Republican Party of Los Angeles County. Dozens of immigration advocates and labor leaders gathered outside the City Council chambers before Tuesday’s vote, calling on the council to pass the sanctuary city law, which is modeled after a 1989 San Francisco law.

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Why New Sanctuary City Laws Won’t Be Enough
2 weeks ago

Why New Sanctuary City Laws Won’t Be Enough

Slate  

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Many immigration advocates are celebrating the Los Angeles City Council’s unanimous passage of a “sanctuary city” ordinance on Wednesday, expressing hope that such laws will protect millions of undocumented immigrants and their citizen family members from Trump’s threats of …

Eyeing Trump, Los Angeles adopts 'sanctuary city' rules
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Eyeing Trump, Los Angeles adopts 'sanctuary city' rules

Raw Story  

The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday voted to adopt "sanctuary city" status for America's second biggest metropolis, as liberal jurisdictions gird for Donald Trump's return to the White House. Wednesday's vote was passed with an urgency clause that would allow it to come into effect in as little as 10 days after Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass signs off …

Trump prepares to block funding for sanctuary cities in pursuit of mass deportation
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Trump prepares to block funding for sanctuary cities in pursuit of mass deportation

Salon  

President-elect Donald Trump's advisors are drawing up plans to strip federal funding from cities that do not comply with the administration's deportation policies, three sources familiar with the conversations told The Washington Post. “I’m certainly not going to compromise our local police department’s work by adding a component of their work that is not just.” We need your help to …

Trump Advisers Brainstorming Ways To Cut Sanctuary City Funding: Report
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Trump Advisers Brainstorming Ways To Cut Sanctuary City Funding: Report

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Advisers to President-elect Donald Trump are thinking up ways to cut federal funding to cities that do not cooperate with his plans to root out and deport immigrants lacking permanent legal status, according to a Tuesday report in The Washington Post. Cities receive federal funding like grants for a variety of services, such as public transportation, affordable …

"With or without you": Homan warns sanctuary cities that mass deportation is coming
1 month ago

"With or without you": Homan warns sanctuary cities that mass deportation is coming

Salon  

Project 2025 author and Donald Trump’s ‘border czar’ Tom Homan issued a stark warning to cities who choose not to cooperate with a federal mass deportation effort: "Get the hell out of the way," he said during a Friday appearance on Newsmax. The former acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement said local compliance was welcome but far from necessary …

'Get the hell out of the way': New 'border czar' vows 'consequences' for sanctuary cities
1 month ago

'Get the hell out of the way': New 'border czar' vows 'consequences' for sanctuary cities

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's border czar, former Immigrations and Customs Enforcement chief Tom Homan, delivered a threatening message Wednesday to blue states and cities on Newsmax: there will be retribution if you get in the way of Trump's mass deportation plans. "I'll tell you this: They don't have to help us, but they need to get the hell out of the way …

Trump's border chief warns Democratic legislators: 'Get the hell out of our way'
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump's border chief warns Democratic legislators: 'Get the hell out of our way'

Firstpost  

Tom Homan’s blunt message came in response to reports that Democratic leaders in some cities and states are preparing to defy Trump’s plans to deport illegal immigrants, according to a report Tom Homan speaks as Donald Trump listens at a primary election night party in Nashua, N.H., on January 23, 2024. AP File President-elect Donald Trump’s newly appointed “border tsar” …

L.A. City Hall reacts to Trump’s election with angst, anger
1 month, 2 weeks ago

L.A. City Hall reacts to Trump’s election with angst, anger

LA Times  

Los Angeles City Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martínez, chair of the committee on immigration issues, at City Hall in September. Several council members said Friday that they would hasten passage of L.A.’s “sanctuary” law, which is still under review by city attorneys, in the face of Trump’s promised crackdown on immigrants. City Councilmember Paul Krekorian, who traveled to Paris for the recent …

Is L.A.’s planned ‘sanctuary city’ law languishing?
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Is L.A.’s planned ‘sanctuary city’ law languishing?

LA Times  

Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. In early 2023, three L.A. City Council members gathered outside City Hall to introduce a motion for a new law that would bar city personnel and resources from being used in federal immigration enforcement. L.A.’s “sanctuary city” law — presented by Councilmembers Nithya Raman, Hugo Soto-Martinez …

Chicago lawmakers are slammed for blocking efforts to put sanctuary city status on ballot after Windy City was inundated by 20,000 migrants
1 year ago

Chicago lawmakers are slammed for blocking efforts to put sanctuary city status on ballot after Windy City was inundated by 20,000 migrants

Daily Mail  

Chicago's Democrat leaders have been accused of hiding from voters in a city buckling under a migrant crisis after they blocked a vote on ditching its sanctuary city status. Mayor Brandon Johnson ordered his lieutenants to quash a bid to put the controversial 'Welcoming City Ordinance' to a referendum on Chicago's March primary ballot. Mayor Brandon Johnson ordered his lieutenants …

L.A. City Council moves ‘sanctuary city’ ordinance forward
1 year, 6 months ago

L.A. City Council moves ‘sanctuary city’ ordinance forward

LA Times  

The Los Angeles City Council on Friday voted to toughen policies around the use of city resources for federal immigration enforcement. The law would also bar federal immigration authorities or other entities connected to immigration enforcement from accessing city databases or anyone’s personal data. L.A.’s proposal, referred by council members as a “sanctuary city” law, would essentially codify existing policies, …

3 City Council members want a law designating L.A. a ‘sanctuary city’
1 year, 9 months ago

3 City Council members want a law designating L.A. a ‘sanctuary city’

LA Times  

Councilmembers Hugo Soto-Martinez, Eunisses Hernandez and Nithya Raman outside City Hall on Tuesday announcing a measure aimed at designating Los Angeles a “sanctuary city.” Soon after President Trump took office, Los Angeles immigration groups demanded that City Hall label L.A. a haven for immigrants in the face of his promised crackdown. The Los Angeles City Council ultimately passed a resolution …

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