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Sanctuary City:
In the
United States ... a sanctuary city ... is a city that limits its
cooperation with the national government effort to enforce immigration law.
Leaders of sanctuary cities want to reduce the fear of deportation and possible
family break-up among people who are in the country
illegally so that such people will be more willing to report crimes, use
health and social services, and enroll their children in school.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanctuary_city
-- 2017 --
January 25: President Trump in [one of] the
executive orders he signed Tuesday called on the Department of Homeland
Security to publish a list each week [to] strip federal funding of so-called
“sanctuary cities.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/316145-trump-calls-for-weekly-list-of-crimes-committed-by-undocumented
January 25: Some Sanctuary Cities Vow to
Defy Trump Immigration Orders ...
Elected officials throughout the United States have doubled down on their
commitment to protect immigrants in light of President
Donald Trump’s [sanctuary city] actions.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sanctuary-cities-vow-defy-trump-immigration-orders/story?id=45051549
January 26: On Wednesday, President Trump
signed an
executive order promising to withhold federal money from what it calls
sanctuary jurisdictions. What's not clear is which cities and counties qualify
for this punishment, and whether this kind of federal pressure is even legal.
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/01/26/511899896/trumps-threatens-sanctuary-cities-with-loss-of-federal-funds
April 11: The Trump administration has suspended its weekly reports aimed
at putting political pressure on sanctuary cities.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/11/politics/trump-sanctuary-city-detainer/?iid=ob_lockedrail_longstory_pool
April 25: A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration
cannot withhold federal funds from jurisdictions that limit their cooperation
with immigration authorities, commonly known as sanctuary cities.
U.S. District Judge William Orrick
issued his temporary ruling as a result of a
lawsuit brought against the administration by the city of San Francisco and
the county of Santa Clara. The jurisdictions had argued that billions of federal
dollars that support vital services were in jeopardy when the administration
threatened to cut all federal funds.
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/04/25/525619605/federal-court-in-san-francisco-blocks-trump-s-threat-against-sanctuary-cities?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20170425&utm_campaign=breakingnews&utm_term=nprnews
March 30: The city of Seattle has filed suit to clarify an executive order
signed by President Trump that would end funding for so-called sanctuary cities
that refuse to comply with federal immigration officials.
The suit, filed Wednesday, asks a federal district court judge to declare
that the city is acting in accordance with federal law. It also asks the judge
to declare that Trump’s order is an unconstitutional violation of the 10th
Amendment by attempting to force the city to enforce federal immigration law.
http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/326481-seattle-sues-trump-admin-over-sanctuary-city-ban
August 30: A federal judge in Texas
temporarily blocked the nation’s most extreme anti–“sanctuary city” law on
Wednesday, two days before it was set to take effect. The preliminary injunction
is a setback for the state’s Republican leaders, as well as the Trump
administration’s crackdown on sanctuary cities.
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/08/federal-judge-blocks-texass-harsh-anti-sanctuary-city-law.html
November 21: A federal judge has permanently
blocked US President Donald Trump's executive order to cut funding from cities
that limit cooperation with US immigration authorities.
US District Court Judge William Orrick issued the ruling on Monday in lawsuits
brought by two California counties, San Francisco and Santa Clara. Orrick said
Trump cannot set new conditions on spending approved by Congress.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/21/politics/trump-sanctuary-cities-executive-order-blocked/index.html
-- 2018 --
March 27:
Orange County votes to fight California's sanctuary city laws, joining sheriff's
pushback
Officials in California's Orange County voted Tuesday to join a lawsuit from the
Trump administration fighting the state's "sanctuary city" laws, hours after the
county sheriff's department anounced its own methods of pushing back against the
legislation aimed at protecting illegal immigrants.
"This legislation prevents law enforcement from removing criminals from our
community and is a threat to public safety," Supervisor Shawn Nelson said before
the vote.
Earlier this month another California city, Los Alamitos, approved an ordinance
to opt out of the sanctuary city law that council members say conflicts with
federal law.
Board members say that the state law “may be in direct conflict with federal
laws and the Constitution,” and goes against the oath they took for office.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/03/27/orange-county-votes-to-fight-californias-sanctuary-city-laws-joining-sheriffs-pushback.html
May 20: Oakland mayor fires back at Trump:
'I am not obstructing justice'
In February, Schaaf issued a public
warning for the immigrant communities in her city about impending raids by
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in the San Francisco Bay
Area, a move that earned her heavy criticism from the Trump administration.
"I wanted to make sure that people were prepared, not panicked, and that they
understood their legal rights," Schaaf wrote Friday of her decision back in
February.
Schaaf said as mayor, it's her "duty to protect my residents — especially when
our most vulnerable are unjustly attacked."
"As a leader, it's my duty to call out this administration's anti-immigrant
fearmongering for what it is: a racist lie," she wrote.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/19/politics/oakland-mayor-donald-trump/
May 29: Trump administration funds sanctuary
cities despite pledge, angering supporters
President Donald Trump repeatedly promised to stop giving federal money to
cities that refuse to cooperate with U.S. agencies trying to enforce immigration
law.
But his embattled homeland security secretary recently awarded nearly $1.7
billion in grants, some related to immigration, to states and localities across
the nation, including so-called sanctuary cities, according to three people with
knowledge of the grants.
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article211897764.html
June 18: Trump administration seeks to limit
court's 'sanctuary cities' order
The Trump administration, escalating its fight with so-called sanctuary cities,
asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to narrow a lower court’s nationwide
order preventing the federal government from denying public safety grants to
municipalities that limit cooperation on immigration enforcement.
The Justice Department asked the high court to make the injunction issued by a
federal judge in Chicago cover only that city and not the entire country.
Republican President Donald Trump’s administration has gone on an offensive
against Democratic-governed cities and states that protect illegal immigrants as
part of his hard-line immigration policies.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-sanctuary/trump-administration-seeks-to-limit-courts-sanctuary-cities-order-idUSKBN1JE2DR
July 18: Six states and NYC sue Trump admin
over requiring 'sanctuary cities' to work with feds
Lawsuits were filed in Manhattan federal court on behalf of New York state and
city, Connecticut, New Jersey, Washington, Massachusetts and Virginia.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/six-states-nyc-sue-trump-admin-over-requiring-sanctuary-cities-n892596
August 1: A federal appeals court ruled
Wednesday that President Donald Trump exceeded his authority when he threatened
to withhold funds from "sanctuary cities" that do not fully cooperate with U.S.
immigration authorities.
In a 2-1 decision, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said Trump's January 2017
executive order, cutting off federal funds to sanctuary cities, was
unconstitutional. But the court also ruled that a lower court went too far when
it blocked the order nationwide.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/08/01/sanctuary-cities-trump-cant-pull-federal-funds-court-rules/883354002/
September 15: The crackdown on sanctuary
cities gives birth to 'freedom cities'
Advocates for undocumented immigrants believe they've found a new — and legal —
way to skirt deportation efforts.
The newest solution has been "freedom city" policies, which unlike sanctuary
initiatives, create new ways for city officials to comply legally with federal
rules and state laws, while still protecting undocumented immigrants.
For example, under a strict Texas law called SB 4, police officers can ask
people they stop about their immigration status. One of the "freedom city"
resolutions passed by Austin, however, instructs police to also inform people
they stop that they may refuse to answer those questions.
Austin's declaration was the latest mark of progress for the broader "freedom
cities" movement — a decentralized collection of dozens of local and national
civil rights, immigrant rights and progressive groups that have banded together
to fight anti-sanctuary policies.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/crackdown-sanctuary-cities-gives-birth-freedom-cities-n909606
October 21: Trump claims Californians are
'rioting' because of sanctuary cities [with no evidence]
https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Trump-says-Californians-are-rioting-sanctuary-city-13324781.php
October 25: A federal judge has ruled in
favor of Portland and Seattle in a case against President Trump's executive
order barring sanctuary cities from receiving federal funds.
The ruling Wednesday by Western District of Washington Judge Richard A. Jones
follows an opinion from the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in August that
rendered unconstitutional a section of Trump's
executive order declaring sanctuary cities ineligible for federal grants.
Trump signed the order in Jan. 2017, five days after taking office; the section
invalidated by the appeals court attempted to punish local governments that
don't cooperate with federal immigration authorities. That ruling applied only
to application of the funding ban in San Francisco. At the time of the appeals
court ruling, the U.S. Department of Justice called the decision a "victory for
criminal aliens."
https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/10/judge_unconstitutional_for_tru.html
November 30: Federal judge in New York rules
against Trump in sanctuary cities case
Judge Edgardo Ramos, of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New
York, said the government “did not have lawful authority” to make states alert
federal agents when an undocumented immigrant is going to be released from state
or local custody and allow federal agents to question immigrants in custody
about their legal status in order for states and cities to receive funding.
In his ruling, Ramos blocked the government from enforcing those conditions
on New York, New York City and the six states that also challenged the
requirements: Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Virginia and
Washington.
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/419146-judge-sides-with-sanctuary-cities-over-trump
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