Sanctuary Cities

State Lawmakers Take Stance On 'sanctuary Cities' Bills

... be dictating from Austin. We need to let law enforcement do what they think is best for their communities," said Garcia. "If these bills pass, it will actually make us less safe because what we would be doing is injecting state requirements on local law enforcement in relation to prioritization of resources and related to community policing," added state Rep. Rafael Anchia (D-Dallas), who is also the chairman for MALC. Anchia said some lawmakers are making ICE detainers out to be an epidemic when in reality MALC found an ICE database showing Texas only declined 146 of the 66,486 detainers requested across the country from January 2014 to September 2015. "So when you look at that little person's shoes, I mean that is the scope of the issue that we're talking about. Yet we're spending so much time and legislative oxygen as if this were the most pressing issue for the state and it really is about something else. It really is about demonizing and attacking ...

Trump To Announce Actions Targeting Sanctuary Cities, Top Ally Says

... of moves he is considering announcing this week on immigration and national security. UPDATE: Trump orders moves on border wall and sanctuary cities; refugee ban is drafted and being considered. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich , a close ally of the new administration, telegraphed the sanctuary cities announcement during a speech Wednesday to the conservative Heritage Foundation. He called it a “common sense” action that would “drive the left crazy.”. The move would fulfill one of Trump's signature campaign promises: forcing police in such major jurisdictions as Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago to work more closely with immigration officials and demand local jails hold people who are in the country illegally, even if they were cleared of criminal charges. Federal funding for those cities and counties could be put at risk by the order, as officials at the departments of Justice and Homeland Security review what types of grants could be withheld. Exactly how much funding would be stripped is unclear, and it could take months for the full impact of the order to be seen. Police chiefs in many towns have said that working closely with federal immigration ...

Portland Mayor Sticks To Sanctuary City Status

... Mayor Ted Wheeler says he aims to keep Portland's status as a sanctuary city, following Pres. Donald Trump's executive order to cut federal funding and grants from cities that designate themselves as such. "The 10 th amendment of the constitution makes it clear that municipalities cannot be coerced into enforcing federal law," Wheeler told KATU News. READ MORE: Trump says border wall construction will begin in 'months,' US taxpayers to be reimbursed. Trump's order to crack down on sanctuary cities — locales that don't cooperate with immigration authorities — could cost individual jurisdictions millions of dollars. "Absolutely. You know what? They kept telling us, 'Oh, Trump is gonna change when he gets the nomination' or 'Trump is gonna change after he wins the election' or 'Trump is gonna change after he gets inaugurated.' We don't want Donald Trump to change," said Joel Mattila, a Trump supported said. But the administration may face legal challenges, given that some federal courts have found that local jurisdictions cannot hold immigrants beyond their jail term or deny them bond based only a request from immigration authorities. A coalition of groups in ...

What You Should Know About Sanctuary Cities

... Bezer, Ramoth, and Golan, the biblical places of refuge cited in Joshua 20:7-8. In fact, the president may not realize that the concept of sanctuary cities stretches back for millennia. The notion of a designated “sanctuary” arises in virtually all faiths, from Judaism to Christianity, Hinduism to Islam, Buddhism to Baha’i. In the Bible, these havens were meant for people who had accidently committed manslaughter or other crimes. The area around the religious sanctuary was considered sacred ground, and it was illegal—worse than the crime itself!—to enter this holy place and drag someone away from a sacred altar. Now approximately 300 American cities are carrying the torch first lit by those sacred altars, stating that they will not fully comply with federal laws that target undocumented immigrants. The first of ...

As Trump Signs Immigration Order, Emanuel Vows Chicago Will Stay Sanctuary City

... year that stated Chicago could stand to lose nearly $29 million in annual agency grants if it were to be found in violation of federal laws on detaining people to be turned over to immigration agents for possible deportation. Trump's order also calls for the hiring of 10,000 new immigration officers and for the deportation of immigrants living here illegally who have been convicted of a crime, been charged with a crime, committed acts that "constitute a chargeable criminal offense," have abused a program related to public benefits, who have been subject to "a final order of removal," or who in the judgment of an immigration officer "pose a risk to public safety or national security.". "Federal agencies are going to unapologetically enforce that law, no ifs ands or buts," White House press secretary Sean Spicer said in a briefing with ...

How Trump Can Defund 'sanctuary Cities' Protecting Undocumented Immigrants

... immeasurable harm to the American people and to the very fabric of our Republic," Trump's executive order said. A showdown between Trump and local governments over "sanctuary cities" likely will result in legal challenges testing how far the White House can go in dictating its priorities. Trump set to clamp down on immigrant 'sanctuary cities'. Trump will be armed with a range of powerful options, including federal lawsuits and the power to withhold hundreds of millions of dollars in grants that states and cities rely on. "The Trump administration can largely get the results it is seeking and a real meaningful end to most of these sanctuary policies through a combination of carrots and sticks," said Jessica Vaughan, director of policy studies at the Center for Immigration Studies, who has ...

Are St. Paul And Minneapolis ‘sanctuary Cities’? Trump’s Federal Cuts Raise Questions

... makes it unsuitable for aquatic life or recreation. That’s the takeaway from a report by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency released Wednesday, which found runoff. Trump moves to ‘build that wall’ with Mexico, curb refugees. January 25, 2017, 10:37 pm. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump moved aggressively to tighten the nation’s immigration controls Wednesday, signing executive actions to jumpstart construction of his promised U. S.-Mexico border wall and cut federal grants for immigrant-protecting “sanctuary cities.” As early as Thursday, he is expected to pause the flow of all refugees to the U. S. and indefinitely bar those fleeing war-torn Syria. Publisher of George Orwell’s ‘1984’ orders new printing as sales soar. January 25, 2017, 1:30 pm. NEW YORK (AP) — With “alternative facts” the latest catchphrase, George Orwell’s “1984” is No. 1 on __link__ and the publisher has ordered an ...

Somerville Risks Losing At Least $6 Million As Sanctuary City

... city since 1987, and he insisted it would remain so. Policies vary by city, but generally, sanctuary cities refuse to hold immigrants after a judge or clerk-magistrate has ordered them released on bail, arguing that it is unconstitutional to detain someone for a civil immigration violation after a judge has ordered them released from custody. Officials in sanctuary cities and towns say they fear that if police cooperate with federal immigration authorities, immigrants will be afraid to report crimes or help them solve homicides and other cases. Walsh rails against Trump, calls immigration actions ‘direct attack’. “Sanctuary Cities are not breaking any existing laws,’ Curtatone said in a statement. “Somerville does not harbor criminals, and we are in regular communication with and cooperate in the interest of public safety with our federal agencies. No one who commits a violent crime, felony, or serious crimes gets a free pass here. We do cooperate with immigration on those cases.’. He added that Somerville’s crime has not increased as a result of being ...

Abbott Seeks To Remove Officeholders Who Promote ‘sanctuary Cities

... did not have an immediate comment on Abbott’s remarks. The governor’s comments, however, quickly drew ire from other Democrats, with the state party saying in a statement that Abbott was “launching a new assault on the will of Texans.”. “I don’t know how the governor would suggest to do that,” state Rep. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, said at a news conference that was called to push back on sanctuary cities legislation. “Unless the governor wants to be king and remove people from office unilaterally, then I think the people of Travis County will have an opportunity to speak on the sheriff, the governor and all other elected officials when they stand for re-election.”. Not only will these actions push undocumented immigrants back into the shadows, but they will also undermine local law enforcement’s ability to build trust in their communities. U. S. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, said of Republican efforts to take action against officials who support sanctuary policies. Undermining trust. U. S. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, also criticized efforts by Republicans to crack down on sanctuary advocates. “Not only will these actions ...