This Land is My Land? Sanctuary Cities in The Age of Trump
Throughout the campaign, Donald Trump pledged to “Make America Safe Again” by taking a hard stance on immigration policies. Five days after taking the oath of office, President Trump signed an executive order targeting so-called "sanctuary cities," and threatened to defund those who disobeyed. In "This Land is My Land? Sanctuary Cities in The Age of Trump," The Takeaway explores the relationship between these cities and the federal government and what the fiscal impact of any changes to funding may be.
In Hennepin County, Minnesota, local officials are responding to an increase in immigration arrests by spending tens of thousands of dollars on legal defense.
A group of advocates in Washington State wants residents to call a hotline to protect immigrants at risk of deportation, and in turn go beyond the label of a ‘sanctuary’ city or state.
Steinle was killed in July 2015, and the man standing trial for her death is an undocumented immigrant named Jose Inez Garcia Zarate. Her death played a major role in the 2016 election.
A Texas law signed in May would undercut the abilities of "sanctuary cities" to protect undocumented immigrants. A federal judge has until Friday to grant an injunction.
The law, which has broad bipartisan support, prohibits state and local law enforcement from detaining undocumented immigrants based solely on their immigration statuses.
Last week was the first time the Trump Administration announced specific rules to crackdown on sanctuary cities, and applied them to an entire grant program.
