Tag: Sanctuary Cities

Virginia Department Reinstates Officer Suspended for Assisting ICE

Following widespread public outcry, the chief of the Fairfax County (VA) Police Department reinstated an officer who he had suspended for detaining an undocumented immigrant so that an official from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement could come and take him into custody.

October 3, 2019

Judge Rules DOJ Cannot Withhold Anti-Gang Money from Sanctuary Cities

U.S. District Judge Manuel Real issued the injunction against the Department of Justice in response to a lawsuit filed by the city of Los Angeles in July seeking to prevent the government from awarding federal police grants based on cooperation with immigration enforcement.

September 17, 2018

Appeals Court Rules Trump Can't Withhold Funds from California 'Sanctuary' Cities

A federal appeals court decided Wednesday that the Trump administration may not withhold federal funds from California’s immigrant-friendly "sanctuary" cities and counties.

August 3, 2018

Judge: California Sanctuary Laws Not Impeding Federal Immigration Policy

U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez refused Thursday to block California from restricting local law enforcement cooperation with immigration agents, an early legal victory for the state’s "sanctuary" law.

July 5, 2018

Orange County Votes to Join Feds to Oppose California's 'Sanctuary' Law

The Orange County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday in a closed-door session to join the federal government in a lawsuit against California over the state "sanctuary" law that went into effect in January.

March 28, 2018

Sacramento Sheriff Tells Trump About Spectacular Failures in California

"There are spectacular failures every single day around California, and I’m sure beyond, of folks that ICE wants as part of their priority, criminals, that are going to go out and at a known recidivism rate and victimize other folks that we’re unable to capture, apprehend and keep detained for deportation," Scott told Trump.

March 22, 2018

Oakland Mayor Under Investigation for Helping Criminals Escape ICE Raid

"I think it's outrageous that a mayor would circumvent federal authorities and certainly put them in danger by making a move such as that," White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters.

March 2, 2018

ICE Chief Says Oakland Mayor's Warning About Immigration Raids Helped 800 Dangerous Criminals Avoid Arrest

“She gave them warning, and there’s 800 that we were unable to locate because of that warning, so that community is a lot less safe than it would have been,” Homan said.

February 28, 2018

ICE Director Promises Doubling of Officers After CA 'Sanctuary' Law Signed

"If [Brown] thinks he is protecting the community, he's doing quite the opposite," Homan said. "[Brown] is knowingly putting law enforcement at risk."

January 8, 2018

DOJ Denied Request for $3 Million for LAPD Community Policing

The U.S. Department of Justice hasn’t said why the LAPD didn’t receive any of the $98 million in grants recently awarded to scores of law enforcement agencies across the nation. But some LAPD officials believe it was retaliation.

December 5, 2017

Most CA Sheriffs Oppose State’s Sanctuary Law, But They'll Have to Implement It

Two years ago, as others in California were limiting cooperation with federal immigration agents, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Department welcomed them into its jail.

November 13, 2017

Texas Back In Federal Court Over Anti-"Sanctuary Cities" Law

Attorneys for the state of Texas were set to head back before the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans on Tuesday to defend the state’s new immigration enforcement law, Senate Bill 4, against charges that the measure is discriminatory and violates the U.S. Constitution.

November 7, 2017

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