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Trump Is Targeting Sanctuary Cities. But What Is a Sanctuary City, Anyway? | News Channel 3-12
- Shortly after a late April 2025 executive order, the Department of Justice initiated legal action against sanctuary jurisdictions in Colorado, including Denver and several prominent officials.
- The lawsuit followed the executive order that threatened to withhold federal funds and described noncooperation with immigration enforcement as a lawless insurrection.
- Sanctuary policies limit local cooperation with federal immigration authorities and exist legally under the 10th Amendment, with over 12 states and 633 localities adopting them.
- Jennifer Lee noted that when local governments assist federal immigration enforcement, it frequently leads to individuals becoming involved in the immigration system, while Shayna Kessler emphasized that the belief immigrants pose a danger to public safety is entirely unfounded.
- The lawsuit and funding threats reflect ongoing federal efforts to enforce immigration laws, while legal experts uphold sanctuary policies, though local officials now face renewed challenges.
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Trump is targeting sanctuary cities. But what is a sanctuary city, anyway? | News Channel 3-12
Trump is targeting sanctuary cities. But what is a sanctuary city, anyway? In late April, the White House issued yet another executive order threatening to withhold federal funds from all “sanctuary” jurisdictions, calling their lack of cooperation with federal immigration authorities “a lawless insurrection against the supremacy of Federal law.” The executive order directs the Department of Justice, attorney general and Secretary of Homeland Se…
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Trump is targeting sanctuary cities. But what is a sanctuary city, anyway?
Next City explains that sanctuary cities, which aim to limit collaboration with federal immigration enforcement, are legal—but they have long been a fixation of the Trump administration.
New Jersey ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Sued by Trump Administration Over Immigration Policies
The US sued four “sanctuary cities” in New Jersey, claiming they are blocking the work of federal immigration officials, as the Trump administration seeks to remove obstacles to its mass deportation plans.
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