SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is spending millions of dollars on television advertising in select metro areas around the country, an Associated Press tally found, aimed at recruiting local officers frustrated with their cities’ restrictions on immigration enforcement into President Donald Trump‘s mass deportation efforts. “You took an oath to protect…
Huntington Beach — The Southern California city of Huntington Beach draws millions of visitors to its sandy shores each year. But there is one group that is not welcome: undocumented immigrants. “My mom was an immigrant,” Huntington Beach Mayor Pat Burns told CBS News. “My dad’s parents were immigrants. This country was founded on immigrants,…
A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from cutting off federal funding to dozens of “sanctuary” cities and counties — covering several of the largest cities in the U.S. The judge had previously ruled in April that it was unconstitutional for President Trump to freeze funding for local governments that limit their cooperation…
Washington — The Justice Department published a list of 35 “sanctuary” jurisdictions on Tuesday, vowing to bring lawsuits against states, counties and cities that limit local cooperation with federal immigration agents. “Sanctuary policies impede law enforcement and put American citizens at risk by design,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement. “The Department of…
The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against New York City challenging its sanctuary city laws. It comes less than a week after a Customs and Border Patrol officer was shot in Manhattan by an undocumented immigrant. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and border czar Tom Homan were furious after the off-duty officer was…
A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from requiring almost two dozen mostly Democratic states to cooperate with federal immigration authorities in order to receive billions in transportation funding. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned in April his department may cut off grants to any recipients that fail to “cooperate generally with Federal authorities…
Legal analyst and attorney Jonathan Turley wrote Friday in an opinion column for USA Today that sanctuary cities that resist President-elect Donald Trump‘s deportation plans will likely draw more migrants to their communities, which could add to the costs of housing, education and other city services. In addition, Turley wrote that the federal government also…