Trump-allied group’s warnings may signal legal blueprint to attack ‘sanctuary’ jurisdictions
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump-allied group’s warnings may signal legal blueprint to attack ‘sanctuary’ jurisdictions

Associated Press  

The ominous letters went to hundreds of state and local officials across the U.S. two days before Christmas. “Sanctuary laws don’t shield or harbor or conceal quote-unquote ‘illegal aliens,’” said Mark Fleming, a lawyer with the Chicago-based National Immigration Justice Center, a pro-immigration group. “Employees in your jurisdiction involved in implementing sanctuary policies that prevent federal immigration officers from carrying out their duties would potentially face six years in prison,” he wrote. “Because the reality is that even if they lose, they can win by putting someone through this.” Fear of relentless court cases, particularly in smaller jurisdictions without teams of lawyers, could push officials to ease back on sanctuary laws, or even allow local law enforcement to work with federal immigration officers. ICE, which has just 21,000 employees, many of them administrators or support personnel, would need immense local law enforcement help to follow through on Trump’s promises of mass deportations The sanctuary designations have already caused deep divisions in some jurisdictions, with sheriffs in California, Washington and elsewhere vowing to ignore sanctuary policies.

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Shielding immigrants may be at the top of public safety issues in Sacramento this year
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Shielding immigrants may be at the top of public safety issues in Sacramento this year

LA Times  

Along with immigration, efforts to implement California’s Proposition 36 and funding its drug treatment component are expected to create the biggest rifts among Democratic and Republican lawmakers this year. But we can’t lose sight that our justice system needs to be just.” Schultz and his Democratic counterpart on the state Senate’s public safety committee, Jesse Arreguín, told The Times that …

Mayors from sanctuary cities testify before Congress
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Mayors from sanctuary cities testify before Congress

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Republican members of Congress hammered four Democratic mayors Wednesday about their so-called sanctuary city policies, accusing them of endangering Americans and threatening to prosecute local officials. Republicans repeatedly highlighted a handful of brutal crimes committed by immigrants who crossed illegally into the U.S., with Rep. James Comer opening the hearings by saying the policies “only create sanctuary for …

‘Sanctuary cities’ hearing: Takeaways from the congressional grilling of mayors on immigration
3 weeks, 4 days ago

‘Sanctuary cities’ hearing: Takeaways from the congressional grilling of mayors on immigration

CNN  

CNN — The mayors of four “sanctuary cities” faced tough questions from lawmakers about their policies toward immigrants and how they work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Wednesday. “The pro-illegal alien mayors of Boston, Chicago, Denver, and New York City have implemented reckless, illegal policies that shield criminal aliens from federal …

Mayors from Boston, Chicago, Denver and New York defend ‘sanctuary’ policies, call their cities safe
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Mayors from Boston, Chicago, Denver and New York defend ‘sanctuary’ policies, call their cities safe

LA Times  

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, from left, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu appeared before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Republicans have repeatedly highlighted crimes committed by immigrants who crossed illegally into the U.S., with committee Chairperson James Comer opening the hearings by saying the policies “only create sanctuary …

Republicans target 4 ‘sanctuary’ cities as Trump pushes mass deportations
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Republicans target 4 ‘sanctuary’ cities as Trump pushes mass deportations

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump and his new administration. WASHINGTON — Republicans in Congress are taking aim at four cities — often called “sanctuary cities” — over their policies limiting cooperation with immigration enforcement with a hearing this week that comes as President Donald Trump presses ahead with his campaign of mass deportations. Here’s a look at …

Republicans target 4 ‘sanctuary’ cities as Trump pushes mass deportations
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Republicans target 4 ‘sanctuary’ cities as Trump pushes mass deportations

LA Times  

Republicans in Congress are taking aim at four cities — often called “sanctuary cities” — over their policies limiting cooperation with immigration enforcement with a hearing this week that comes as President Trump presses ahead with his campaign of mass deportations. Here’s a look at the immigration policies and migration trends of the cities whose mayors will appear Wednesday: Boston …

A sanctuary law aimed to ‘Trump-proof’ California on immigration. What has it accomplished?
3 weeks, 6 days ago

A sanctuary law aimed to ‘Trump-proof’ California on immigration. What has it accomplished?

LA Times  

Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection take a person into custody during an enforcement operation in Bell Gardens in 2020. “We needed something with real teeth.” Immigration agents rely on state and local law enforcement to help them identify and arrest deportable immigrants. When SB 54 took effect in 2018, California became the …

Revealed: Eric Adams' lawyer's letter sheds light on offer made to Trump
1 month, 1 week ago

Revealed: Eric Adams' lawyer's letter sheds light on offer made to Trump

Raw Story  

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has adamantly insisted he never made any quid pro quo arrangement with Justice Department officials in the Donald Trump administration on immigration policy in exchange for the public corruption case against him being dismissed. The letter, flagged by Politico's Kyle Cheney, was sent out on February 3, but was only today filed on the …

Attorney General Pam Bondi sends warning to states harboring illegal aliens
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Attorney General Pam Bondi sends warning to states harboring illegal aliens

Daily Mail  

Attorney General Pam Bondi warned sanctuary cities they 'are going to be next' if local officials continue to harbor and protect illegal aliens over the safety of citizens. Speaking with Fox News' Sean Hannity, Bondi, 59, shared how under her leadership the Justice Department sued the city of Chicago and its mayor Brandon Johnson earlier in the day over its …

San Francisco sues Trump administration over crackdown on sanctuary cities
1 month, 3 weeks ago

San Francisco sues Trump administration over crackdown on sanctuary cities

LA Times  

In the latest national battle over immigration, San Francisco on Friday announced it is filing a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s recent directives to prosecute local officials who impede deportation efforts and to withhold federal funding from so-called sanctuary cities. A Jan. 21 Justice Department memo warns local jurisdictions that “federal law prohibits state and local actors from resisting, …

Trump administration sues Chicago in latest crackdown on ‘sanctuary’ cities
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump administration sues Chicago in latest crackdown on ‘sanctuary’ cities

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — The Trump administration sued Chicago on Thursday alleging that ‘sanctuary’ laws in the nation’s third-largest city “thwart” federal efforts to enforce immigration laws. “We won’t hesitate to respond if the Trump administration attempts to delay or unlawfully condition vital public safety funding for state and local law enforcement,” he said in a statement. “This is yet another attempt …

Trump administration sues Illinois and Chicago over immigrant sanctuary policies
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump administration sues Illinois and Chicago over immigrant sanctuary policies

CNN  

CNN — The Trump administration sued officials in Illinois, Chicago, and Cook County on Thursday over policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement authorities, accusing them of obstructing its immigration crackdown. It’s the first major challenge from the administration against Democratic-led cities and states that have opposed the use of local law enforcement to help the federal government enforce …

Trump administration sues Chicago in latest crackdown on ‘sanctuary cities’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump administration sues Chicago in latest crackdown on ‘sanctuary cities’

LA Times  

Immigrants from Venezuela take shelter at a Chicago police station. The Trump administration sued Chicago on Thursday, alleging that sanctuary laws in the nation’s third-largest city “thwart” federal efforts to enforce immigration laws. “We won’t hesitate to respond if the Trump administration attempts to delay or unlawfully condition vital public safety funding for state and local law enforcement,” he said …

Santa Ana takes another look at sanctuary city advisory group
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Santa Ana takes another look at sanctuary city advisory group

LA Times  

When Donald Trump first won election as president, Santa Ana responded in 2016 by declaring itself a “sanctuary city” for undocumented immigrants. With Trump back in office and vowing to carry out the “largest deportation operation in American history,” Santa Ana remains Orange County’s only such city. “This is one small way that we can directly have a positive impact …

Trump administration sues Illinois and Chicago over immigrant sanctuary policies
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump administration sues Illinois and Chicago over immigrant sanctuary policies

CNN  

CNN — The Trump administration sued officials in Illinois, Chicago, and Cook County on Thursday over policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement authorities, accusing them of obstructing its immigration crackdown. It’s the first major challenge from the administration against Democratic-led cities and states that have opposed the use of local law enforcement to help the federal government enforce …

US probes release of arrested immigrant in first challenge to sanctuary cities
1 month, 4 weeks ago

US probes release of arrested immigrant in first challenge to sanctuary cities

Hindustan Times  

* US probes release of arrested immigrant in first challenge to sanctuary cities Acting Deputy Attorney General accuses Tompkins County Sheriff's Office of impeding immigration enforcement * Justice Dept charges 27-year-old Mexican man on immigration charges * Trump administration has reassigned more than a dozen career officials to "sanctuary cities" working group By Sarah N. Lynch and Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON, …

Trump’s orders have upended U.S. immigration. What legal routes remain?
2 months ago

Trump’s orders have upended U.S. immigration. What legal routes remain?

LA Times  

President Trump on Wednesday signed the first bill of his new administration, a measure that requires federal officials to detain unauthorized immigrants accused of certain crimes, even if they are not yet convicted. Trump has signed multiple executive orders targeting immigration that, as the Migration Policy Institute noted, do one of three things: sharply limit legal pathways for entering the …

House Republicans call Denver mayor to testify on ’sanctuary city’ policies
2 months ago

House Republicans call Denver mayor to testify on ’sanctuary city’ policies

Raw Story  

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston is one of four big city mayors called by congressional Republicans to testify at a hearing next month on so-called “sanctuary city” policies. Plans for the hearing, scheduled for Feb. 11, were announced Monday by House Oversight Committee Chair Rep. James Comer, a Kentucky Republican, who called it part of an investigation into “misguided and obstructionist …

Adams, Hochul defend ICE expansion of illegal immigration crackdown to New York City
2 months ago

Adams, Hochul defend ICE expansion of illegal immigration crackdown to New York City

Politico  

The action sparked swift responses from the state’s leaders, and Attorney General Letitia James said she is monitoring “the increased presence of ICE across New York City.” The Democrat separately promised “imminent legal action” against the Trump administration’s sweeping pause on federal funding. Several hours after the pre-dawn raid in the Bronx, Adams, a former police captain with a warming …

Federal agents in immigration operations told to be camera-ready as hundreds arrested
2 months ago

Federal agents in immigration operations told to be camera-ready as hundreds arrested

CNN  

CNN — The Trump administration’s immigration sweeps that included more than 2,000 arrests in two days and have chilled many immigrant communities were followed by another blitz: A barrage of video and photos from the federal government showing agents in tactical gear and vests emblazoned with “Police ICE” and “Homeland Security” taking cuffed suspects away. Former acting director of ICE …

FBI and Homeland Security raid office of star immigration attorney
2 months ago

FBI and Homeland Security raid office of star immigration attorney

Daily Mail  

A Homeland Security team and federal agents raided the offices of an immigration attorney who focused on 'crimmigration' on Thursday, just days after President Donald Trump began to crack down on illegal immigration. Investigators were seen carting away evidence from the law offices of Joseph Molina Flynn on Dorrance Street in downtown Providence, Rhode Island - a sanctuary city. He …

Donald Trump to prosecute Joe Biden? US President’s five bold moves on 3rd day at Oval Office
2 months ago

Donald Trump to prosecute Joe Biden? US President’s five bold moves on 3rd day at Oval Office

Live Mint  

US President Donald Trump made an explosive return to the White House this week — overturning numerous policies, issuing around 1500 pardons, opted out of global accords and more. Dubbed violent crimes against cops ‘very minor incidents’ Trump also told the Fox News host that attacks against the police on January 6 2021 were “very minor incidents” as he sought …

‘Scare tactic’ Trump memo threats sanctuary cities with charges if they don’t go along with deportation order
2 months ago

‘Scare tactic’ Trump memo threats sanctuary cities with charges if they don’t go along with deportation order

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Though it doesn’t mention such jurisdictions by name, the document is the latest statement …

DOJ is trying to "scare" local Democrats into carrying out Trump's mass deportations
2 months, 1 week ago

DOJ is trying to "scare" local Democrats into carrying out Trump's mass deportations

Salon  

In a directive late Tuesday, the acting deputy attorney general, Emil Bove, instructed the Department of Justice to launch criminal investigations into state and local officials whose policies do not adhere to the Trump administration’s federal policies with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, an elaborate “scare” tactic foreshadowed late in President Trump’s first term. The memo, issued by Bove, previously Trump’s …

Column: Can Trump strong-arm sanctuary cities into helping with deportations? He’s trying
2 months, 1 week ago

Column: Can Trump strong-arm sanctuary cities into helping with deportations? He’s trying

LA Times  

Hello and happy Thursday. As my colleague Tony Barboza aptly detailed, one of Trump’s first executive orders on Monday included language “to ensure that so-called ‘sanctuary’ jurisdictions, which seek to interfere with the lawful exercise of Federal law enforcement operations, do not receive access to Federal funds.” The order was followed by a memo from Trump’s new Department of Justice …

DOJ threatens to prosecute local officials for resisting immigration enforcement
2 months, 1 week ago

DOJ threatens to prosecute local officials for resisting immigration enforcement

NPR  

DOJ threatens to prosecute local officials for resisting immigration enforcement toggle caption Pool/Getty Images WASHINGTON, D.C. — State and local officials who do not cooperate with stepped-up immigration enforcement could face federal prosecution, according to a Justice Department memo issued Tuesday. Sponsor Message That sets the stage for possible legal action against local officials in so-called sanctuary cities and states …

Trump’s order to cut off funding to sanctuary cities could threaten L.A. fire relief
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump’s order to cut off funding to sanctuary cities could threaten L.A. fire relief

LA Times  

As Los Angeles rebuilds from a devastating wildfire that destroyed swaths of Pacific Palisades, the city’s access to federal money could be imperiled by one of President Trump’s first-day immigration actions targeting “sanctuary cities.” An executive order that Trump signed Monday, shortly after he was sworn in, directs federal officials to take actions “to ensure that so-called ‘sanctuary’ jurisdictions, which …

MAGA aide Stephen Miller's law group threatens California officials with prison
3 months ago

MAGA aide Stephen Miller's law group threatens California officials with prison

Raw Story  

Trump ally Stephen Miller's far-right legal group is threatening California officials with possible prison time if they continue with "sanctuary" policies, reported CalMatters on Friday. Contrary to America First Legal's claim, experts say sanctuary cities and states are not breaking any laws by refusing to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. State and local officials could theoretically violate federal law if …

Top Trump advisor warns California cities not to block immigration enforcement
3 months ago

Top Trump advisor warns California cities not to block immigration enforcement

LA Times  

California officials, along with dozens of others across the country, received letters this week from Stephen Miller’s nonprofit, America First Legal, warning them of the consequences for interfering with or impeding illegal immigration enforcement. The notices come as Trump’s incoming “border czar,” Tom Homan, the former acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, suggested on Fox News that city …

America’s biggest ‘sanctuary city’ opens the doors to Trump’s border czar
3 months, 2 weeks ago

America’s biggest ‘sanctuary city’ opens the doors to Trump’s border czar

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Tom Homan met with the Democratic mayor days after telling Democratic officials to “get …

Why New Sanctuary City Laws Won’t Be Enough
3 months, 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 …

These local sheriffs are already preparing to help Trump carry out his mass deportation plans
4 months ago

These local sheriffs are already preparing to help Trump carry out his mass deportation plans

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Trump is also likely to get support from the insurgent “constitutional sheriff” movement, a …

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

'Get the hell out of the way': New 'border czar' vows 'consequences' for sanctuary cities
4 months, 1 week 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 …

LA enacts sanctuary city ordinance to prepare for potential mass deportations under Trump
4 months, 1 week ago

LA enacts sanctuary city ordinance to prepare for potential mass deportations under Trump

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday approved a so-called “sanctuary city” ordinance that bars city resources from being used for immigration enforcement and city departments from sharing information on people without legal status with federal immigration authorities, in anticipation of potential mass deportations under President-elect Donald Trump. “We’re going to send a very clear message that …

L.A. ‘sanctuary city’ law won’t prevent deportations. But ‘we are hardening our defenses’
4 months, 1 week 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 …

Trump's border chief warns Democratic legislators: 'Get the hell out of our way'
4 months, 2 weeks 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” …

Trump announces Tom Homan, his former acting ICE director, will be administration’s ‘border czar’
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump announces Tom Homan, his former acting ICE director, will be administration’s ‘border czar’

CNN  

CNN — President-elect Donald Trump announced Sunday night that Tom Homan, who served as the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in his last administration, will be in charge of the nation’s borders. “I am pleased to announce that the Former ICE Director, and stalwart on Border Control, Tom Homan, will be joining the Trump Administration, in charge of …

Editorial: Sanctuary cities are working just fine, thank you
1 year, 9 months ago

Editorial: Sanctuary cities are working just fine, thank you

LA Times  

Ambar and her 10-year-old daughter, shown at MacArthur Park, were among the migrants bused from Texas to Los Angeles. Greg Abbott of Texas and Ron DeSantis of Florida bused and flew migrants to Los Angeles, New York, Washington, D.C., and other so-called “sanctuary cities,” they might have envisioned they were exporting the same chaos as border states have experienced as …

As Biden reforms immigration policy, a question: What becomes of sanctuary beneficiaries?
4 years, 1 month ago

As Biden reforms immigration policy, a question: What becomes of sanctuary beneficiaries?

LA Times  

Hilda Ramírez, an immigrant living illegally in the U.S, reaches out to son Iván in the sanctuary at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas, in 2017. “Why are they doing this?” Ramírez, 32, a native of Guatemala, is among dozens of immigrants facing deportation who have found sanctuary in recent years in houses of worship across the United States. …

ICE preparing targeted arrests in 'sanctuary cities'
4 years, 5 months ago

ICE preparing targeted arrests in 'sanctuary cities'

Daily Mail  

President Trump's administration is preparing to carry out an immigration enforcement blitz next month specifically targeting American cities that have adopted 'sanctuary' policies. Two officials told the Post anonymously that the operation is more about getting a political message across than a major operation by ICE, stressing that the agency is already working hard to combat violators of immigration policy …

Justices reject Trump bid to void California sanctuary law
4 years, 9 months ago

Justices reject Trump bid to void California sanctuary law

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the Trump administration’s bid to throw out a California immigrant-sanctuary law that limits local police cooperation with federal immigration authorities. California argued that encouraging local police to participate in federal immigration enforcement is counterproductive because it makes people less likely to report crimes if they believe they’ll be deported for doing so. …

California ‘sanctuary’ rules stay in place after Supreme Court rejects Trump’s challenge
4 years, 9 months ago

California ‘sanctuary’ rules stay in place after Supreme Court rejects Trump’s challenge

LA Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear the Trump administration’s challenge to a California “sanctuary” law, leaving intact rules that prohibit law enforcement officials from aiding federal agents in taking custody of immigrants as they are released from jail. In challenging California’s sanctuary law, Trump’s lawyers said the federal government has exclusive authority over immigrants, and they said the …

Trump steps up threat to link federal bailout to states ending sanctuary city status
4 years, 11 months ago

Trump steps up threat to link federal bailout to states ending sanctuary city status

Daily Mail  

President Trump again tied state aid to ridding the country of so-called 'sanctuary cities,' where local jurisdictions don't play ball with federal immigration enforcement. President Trump again linked giving cash-strapped states federal funds to deal with the coronavirus crisis to them ending their so-called 'sanctuary city' status Sanctuary cities are jurisdictions that don't play ball with federal immigration enforcers like …

Donald Trump links bailout for states to ending 'sanctuary cities'
4 years, 11 months ago

Donald Trump links bailout for states to ending 'sanctuary cities'

Daily Mail  

President Trump tentatively said he was open to giving federal money to states whose budgets need help due to the coronvirus crisis - but they would have to fall in line with his policy agenda. Trump had spent Monday slamming U.S. cities and states seeking billions more dollars in federal aid to offset huge losses from the pandemic, suggesting that …

Trump threatens cities known to harbour undocumented migrants
5 years ago

Trump threatens cities known to harbour undocumented migrants

Al Jazeera  

United States President Donald Trump on Thursday said he will pull funds from so-called “sanctuary” cities and states that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities. His announcement on Twitter comes days after a US court ruled in favour of the Trump administration blocking federal law enforcement funding to “sanctuary” jurisdictions. That is what we’re advancing and is what we’re concerned …

Rights groups slam Trump’s attacks on ‘sanctuary’ jurisdictions
5 years, 1 month ago

Rights groups slam Trump’s attacks on ‘sanctuary’ jurisdictions

Al Jazeera  

Civil rights groups and immigration advocates slammed the Trump administration after it filed a series of lawsuits and issued measures against state and local governments that have enacted “sanctuary” policies. Meng said while sanctuary policies vary across cities and states, they are premised on the idea that we “cannot separate out immigrants in the community” and the rationale that undocumented …

Appeals court gives Trump a win in sanctuary city case
5 years, 8 months ago

Appeals court gives Trump a win in sanctuary city case

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — A federal appeals court gave President Donald Trump a rare legal win in his efforts to crack down on “sanctuary cities” Friday, upholding the Justice Department’s decision to give preferential treatment in awarding community policing grants to cities that cooperate with immigration authorities. “We urge citizens across America to demand that Democrat leaders cease their support for Sanctuary …

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