sanctuary cities
Activists in California are calling for more legislation to protect immigrants.
New emails reveal Immigration Enforcement Officers are struggling to substantiate claims from the Trump administration that the undocumented workers they arrest are violent criminals
Travis County Sheriff's Office abandons its "sanctuary" policy hours after the ruling.
As Texas struggles in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, a federal court has blocked the state’s attempt to outlaw so-called sanctuary cities by Republican lawmakers. But the decision is only temporary, and signals more legal wrangling to come.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
An injunction prevents a state law banning so-called sanctuary cities from taking effect.
Cities and states receiving federal law enforcement grants would be required to work with immigration officials under the proposal.
But Jeff Sessions says the Justice Department may "tailor grants to promote a lawful system of immigration."
There is a great deal we can all do, together, to protect our friends, our co-workers and our country.
287(g) has created a greater rift between immigrants and law enforcement.