Top Democrats demand documents on Trump's plan to send undocumented immigrants to sanctuary cities
5 years, 11 months ago

Top Democrats demand documents on Trump's plan to send undocumented immigrants to sanctuary cities

Salon  

Top Democrats are demanding documents from the White House and the Department of Homeland Security regarding President Donald Trump's proposal to transport immigrants detained at the southern border to so-called "sanctuary cities." "We are deeply troubled by multiple reports, recently confirmed by the president, that the Trump administration is considering releasing detained immigrants into congressional districts represented by Democrats in a bizarre and unlawful attempt to score political points," the chairmen wrote Monday in a letter. "Due to the fact that Democrats are unwilling to change our very dangerous immigration laws, we are indeed, as reported, giving strong considerations to placing Illegal Immigrants in Sanctuary Cities only," Trump wrote in a series of tweets last week. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said last week that she does not know anything about the president's plan, which would allegedly send undocumented immigrants to her district in San Francisco.

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U.S. homeland department targets oversight in government cuts
1 week, 2 days ago

U.S. homeland department targets oversight in government cuts

Hindustan Times  

By Ted Hesson and Nathan Layne U.S. homeland department targets oversight in government cuts WASHINGTON, - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Friday gutted three oversight offices by placing more than 100 workers on paid leave, a Trump administration official and two former officials said, sidelining them as President Donald Trump amps up his immigration crackdown. The workers, including …

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

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, 6 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 …

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 …

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 …

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” …

Mayorkas is driven by his own understanding of the immigrant experience. Many in GOP want him gone
1 year, 1 month ago

Mayorkas is driven by his own understanding of the immigrant experience. Many in GOP want him gone

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — To his supporters, Alejandro Mayorkas is a thoughtful, driven secretary — a “Boy Scout” — who brings a prosecutor’s tenacity and his personal understanding of the immigrant experience in America to running his sprawling agency. Mayorkas, often referred to as Ali, is the first Latino and the first immigrant to lead the Department of Homeland Security, one of …

Senate confirms Mayorkas as Biden’s homeland security chief
4 years, 1 month ago

Senate confirms Mayorkas as Biden’s homeland security chief

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday as President Joe Biden’s homeland security secretary, the first Latino to fill a post that will have a central role in the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, a sweeping Russia-linked cyber hack and domestic extremism. “My friends on the other side don’t have to agree with Mr. Mayorkas on the …

Biden homeland security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas confirmed
4 years, 1 month ago

Biden homeland security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas confirmed

Al Jazeera  

Mayorkas is first Latino and first immigrant to head the department, which oversees immigration and domestic security. President Joe Biden’s nominee for secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, was confirmed Tuesday by the United States Senate. Mayorkas, who previously served as the DHS deputy secretary and director of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services under former President …

Opinion: Why the Senate must confirm Biden’s Homeland Security pick
4 years, 2 months ago

Opinion: Why the Senate must confirm Biden’s Homeland Security pick

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Bennie G. Thompson, a Democrat, is the US representative from Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District and is chairman of the US House Committee on Homeland Security. Bennie G. Thompson Mark Wilson/Getty Images North America/Getty Images Given this unprecedented domestic assault, the lingering atmosphere of lawlessness and intimidation in our capital and the credible threat of additional violence directed at …

Biden picks Alejandro Mayorkas for Homeland Security secretary
4 years, 4 months ago

Biden picks Alejandro Mayorkas for Homeland Security secretary

LA Times  

Alejandro Mayorkas attended UC Berkeley and began working for the government as an assistant United States attorney in the Central District of California. Biden adds Mayorkas to his growing list of picks for national security and foreign policy-focused Cabinet posts even as an increasing number of experts from Trump’s own party call for him to begin the transition. Biden has …

ICE preparing targeted arrests in 'sanctuary cities'
4 years, 6 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 …

Trump Threat Over Federal Funding Aimed at Quelling Violence, Says White House; Local Leaders Dismiss Claim
4 years, 6 months ago

Trump Threat Over Federal Funding Aimed at Quelling Violence, Says White House; Local Leaders Dismiss Claim

News 18  

WASHINGTON: The White House said President Donald Trumps latest threat to cut federal dollars for certain big cities is aimed at spurring them to do more to quell violence, but local leaders dismissed it Thursday as a political gimmick and unlikely to stand up in court if implemented. The intent is to incentivize cities to follow in the way of …

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 …

California hits back as Trump threatens to ‘dump’ immigrants in ‘sanctuary cities’
5 years, 11 months ago

California hits back as Trump threatens to ‘dump’ immigrants in ‘sanctuary cities’

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom, speaking at a news conference on Friday in Rancho Cordova, has called President Trump’s proposal to send migrants to sanctuary cities and states nonsensical. L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti tweeted that immigrants “are people, not pawns,” Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf told Trump to stop fanning “hate and division,” and San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo called for “sensible solutions.” L.A. …

Trump still ‘likes’ idea of sending immigrants here illegally to ‘sanctuary cities’
5 years, 11 months ago

Trump still ‘likes’ idea of sending immigrants here illegally to ‘sanctuary cities’

LA Times  

President Trump speaks during a roundtable on immigration and border security at the U.S. Border Patrol Calexico Station on April 5. President Trump still “likes” the idea of transferring immigrants in the U.S. illegally to so-called sanctuary cities like San Francisco, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Sunday. “This is again his manufactured chaos that he’s created over …

Fact checking the Trump administration on immigration
6 years, 10 months ago

Fact checking the Trump administration on immigration

CNN  

Washington CNN — The Trump administration on Tuesday sought to blame Democrats for what it calls a “border crisis,” claiming that Democrats were standing in the way of much-needed laws. “The current immigration and border crisis and all of the attendant concerns it raises are the exclusive product of loopholes in federal immigration law that Democrats refuse to close,” Miller …

White House outlines immigration policy vision
7 years, 5 months ago

White House outlines immigration policy vision

China Daily  

US President Donald Trump talks to the media on South Lawn of the White House in Washington before his departure to Greensboro, North Carolina, US, October 7, 2017. "Immigration reform must create more jobs, higher wages, and greater security for Americans -- now and for future generations," US President Donald Trump said in a letter to Congress. Trump also asked …

Trump administration ups the ante on sanctuary cities
7 years, 8 months ago

Trump administration ups the ante on sanctuary cities

CNN  

Story highlights Among the requirements: Letting federal authorities access detainees in jails Sanctuary cities have been a key focus of the Trump administration and Republicans in Washington Washington CNN — The Trump administration opened up a new salvo against sanctuary cities on Tuesday – moving to make immigration enforcement a pre-condition for receiving key law enforcement grants. Attorney General Jeff …

DOJ to sanctuary cities: Prove compliance with immigration laws or no federal funds
7 years, 11 months ago

DOJ to sanctuary cities: Prove compliance with immigration laws or no federal funds

CNN  

Story highlights A Justice Department claimed that illegal immigration into the US has increased crime these cities. New York City Police Commissioner James P. O'Neill said Justice's statement 'demonstrates a willful disregard for the facts' CNN — The Justice Department ramped up its threat to so-called “sanctuary cities” on Friday: Fork over immigration information on individuals arrested or lose federal …

Trump's DHS Rolls Out Public Shaming Campaign Against 'Sanctuary Cities'
8 years ago

Trump's DHS Rolls Out Public Shaming Campaign Against 'Sanctuary Cities'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Trump administration has begun publicly shaming so-called “sanctuary cities” in an attempt to get them to cooperate with deportation efforts. “When law enforcement agencies fail to honor immigration detainers and release serious criminal offenders, it undermines ICE’s ability to protect the public safety and carry out its mission,” acting ICE Director Thomas Homan said in a …

Draft DHS guidelines sharpen focus on those here illegally
8 years, 1 month ago

Draft DHS guidelines sharpen focus on those here illegally

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Homeland Security Department has drafted sweeping new guidelines aimed at aggressively detaining and deporting immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, according to a pair of memoranda signed by DHS Secretary John Kelly. “The surge of illegal immigration at the southern border has overwhelmed federal agencies and resources and has created a significant national security vulnerability to the …

Trump to direct federal resources toward building a border wall on Wednesday
8 years, 2 months ago

Trump to direct federal resources toward building a border wall on Wednesday

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Donald Trump will take executive action Wednesday directing federal resources toward building a border wall, a White House official confirmed to CNN. — Donald J. Trump January 25, 2017 Trump plans to issue two executive orders Wednesday during his visit to the Department of Homeland Security, according to a person familiar with the President’s plan. “That’s …

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