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2017 in Review
Jim and Doug discuss police response to natural disasters, the debate over sanctuary cities, the Las Vegas mass shooting and other major topics
Clearly, state and local governments are on a collision course with the federal government
The Republican-backed state law threatens to withhold some state funding from local governments if they adopt so-called sanctuary policies
A California state appeals court on Friday threw out the sole conviction against Jose Inez Garcia-Zarate, whose case sparked a national immigration debate
Agency determined that federal immigration officials can access the records within it, raising concern that participation in the system would violate a “sanctuary county” law
ICE described the raid as the “largest single-state [work site] enforcement action in history”
CBP Tornillo Port Director Donna Sifford was shopping on her day off when a gunman entered the store and began shooting
After several hours, neighbors formed a human chain to protect the father and son as they ran into their house
The new law forces local law enforcement agencies to cooperate with federal immigration officials
A man armed with a rifle threw incendiary devices at an immigration jail in Washington state Saturday
Judge has dismissed substantial parts of AG’s first “sanctuary cities” lawsuit that alleges police chief obstructed enforcement of immigration law
The operation, which is sparking outrage among immigrant advocates, would target people with final orders of removal
Kevin McAleenan says there is an “extraordinary challenging situation” at the border
Immigration rights groups are calling the sheriff’s moves a “bait and switch” because inmates are still being given to ICE
The bill would require all sheriffs to recognize requests from ICE to hold inmates believed to be in the U.S. illegally
The move came after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called Trump on Friday asking him to call off the raids
If passed, the bill will force sheriffs to hold jail inmates who may be in the country illegally and give ICE up to 48 hours to pick them up
The sheriffs announced they wouldn’t comply with ICE detainers for people charged with state crimes
The bill will require law enforcement to honor ICE detainers for undocumented immigrants who are arrested or convicted of a crime
The measures were recently passed by the legislature and reduce the instances in which local LE can detain an immigrant without a warrant
Police say the suspect’s vehicle was blocked and he opened fire on the officers
The Major Cities Chiefs Association wants a voice in the federal policymaking process
ICE will train LEOs to arrest people on immigration charges while they are in jail and already facing other charges
The financial penalty is designed to encourage county sheriff’s to cooperate with ICE
The complaint cites several cases of victims not coming to court in fear of getting arrested for being in the U.S. illegally
The case has rekindled a debate over California’s sanctuary law that limits LE’s cooperation with immigration authorities
Sheriff Jewell Williams cited a report that plainclothes ICE agents were in courtrooms to apprehend people illegally in the country
Homeland Security Investigations, a branch of ICE, has friction with some law enforcement agencies
LODD
The suspect was a citizen of Mexico who entered the states in 2014 on a temporary agricultural worker visa
A U.S. appeals court appeared inclined to reject a request to block a California law limiting police cooperation with ICE
Police are facing criticism for helping ICE arrest a construction worker living in the U.S. illegally despite city policies protecting him
ICE says its enforcement abilities are undermined when making detainment requests by the sheriff’s department
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