As the debate over immigration heats up on Capitol Hill, Trump surrounded himself with mayors, sheriffs and other local leaders from California who oppose the state's immigration policies and who applauded his administra ...
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The Trump administration’s arrogant crusade against ‘sanctuary’ jurisdictions
Nowhere did Congress impose such conditions on the public-safety funds it approved to help local law enforcement. Nowhere is it written that localities are obligated to hand over undocumented immigrants upon completion o ...
Opposition to immigrant sanctuary spreading in California
Since the Jeff Sessions-led Department of Justice sued California last month over its so-called "sanctuary state" law limiting police collaboration with immigration agents, at least a dozen local governments have voted t ...
With federal lawsuit pending, Becerra tells California law enforcement agencies how to follow state immigration laws
The first provides guidance on the information that agencies must provide about their participation in task forces that involve federal agencies, as well as on the people they transfer to immigration authorities. The sec ...
Anti-‘sanctuary state’ movement picks up steam in Orange County
Just more than a week after tiny Los Alamitos voted to defy California's law protecting immigrants in the country illegally, Orange County is poised to become a counterpoint against the state's resistance to the Trump ad ...
ICE director set to testify in California immigration suit
U.S. Magistrate Judge Kendall Newman said his “strong inclination” is to require four hours of sworn testimony by Thomas Homan, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s acting director. He said a final order is imminen ...
White House slams ‘sanctuary’ supporters in advance of Trump visit
The acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement — Thomas Homan — took aim Monday night at House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi for denouncing Trump's immigration policies as "cowardly" and for accusing immigration o ...
Department Of Justice To Sue California Over ‘Sanctuary’ Policies
The Trump administration will ramp up its fight against so-called “sanctuary” policies by filing a lawsuit on Tuesday against the state of California over its laws meant to protect undocumented immigrants. ...
More than half of Californians support ‘sanctuary state’ legislation, poll finds
More than 50% of Californians favor a new “sanctuary state” law to shield people from deportation, according to a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll. ...
Most California sheriffs fiercely opposed the ‘sanctuary state’ law. Soon 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. Sheriff Margaret Mims gave U.S. Immigration and Custom ...
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