Sanctuary City
From Kate’s Law to sanctuary cities, Jim and Doug discuss the topic in detail
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
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen harshly criticized “sanctuary cities,” urging the rest of the nation to emulate Texas’ law banning them
Clearly, state and local governments are on a collision course with the federal government
The judge barred any mention of Jose Ines Garcia Zarate’s immigration status or the five times he was arrested and deported to Mexico
Jose Ines Garcia Zarate had been deported five times and was wanted for a sixth deportation when Kate Steinle was fatally shot in the back
Commissioner Richard Ross was the first and most prominent witness called to the stand in U.S. District Court in the city’s lawsuit against Attorney General Jeff Sessions
NOLA, NYC, Philly and Chicago have two weeks to prove to DOJ they comply with Section 1373 and are not guilty of sanctuary city violations
Overall, ICE said it arrested nearly 500 people across the country over the last few days
Judge Orlando Garcia blocked much of the law Aug. 31 — the day before it was to take effect
Chicago is among at least seven cities and counties, including Seattle and San Francisco, as well as the state of California, refusing to cooperate with the new federal requirements
A federal judge last week temporarily suspended Texas’ new law amid a lawsuit questioning its constitutionality
The new law, which takes effect Jan. 1, will extend the protection to victims and witnesses of all crimes unless police are executing a warrant
The law had sought to fine LE authorities who fail to honor federal requests to hold people jailed on offenses that aren’t immigration related for possible deportation
Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco have also sued over the grant conditions
Sessions vowed to continue fighting cities that refuse to cooperate with immigration authorities
The fate of the law now likely rests with a separate San Antonio court that’s deciding whether or not to block the measure
Federal officials have threatened to withhold federal funding for sanctuary cities, saying they don’t comply with federal laws
DOJ won’t award grants to cities unless they give federal immigration authorities access to jails and provide notice when illegal immigrants are about to be released
The four largest cities in Texas — San Antonio, Austin, Houston and Dallas— are suing to block the measure
Sheriff Thomas Hodgson, who has offered to send inmates to the U.S.-Mexico border to help build a wall, said it makes no sense to restrict the ability of Massachusetts to work with the feds
The DOJ asked Judge William Orrick for permission to file documents asking the judge to reconsider or clarify his ruling in light of a new memo by AG Jeff Sessions
Every major police chief in Texas opposed the measure that allows police to inquire about the immigration status of anyone they detain
The police chiefs of Texas’ five biggest cities, which includes Dallas and Houston, opposed the bill from the start
The bill could potentially jail police chiefs and sheriffs for not cooperating fully with federal immigration authorities
AG Sessions has warned that the administration will punish communities that refuse to cooperate with efforts to find and deport immigrants in the country illegally
The very confusing issue of sanctuary cities just got a little more confusing
Trump’s executive order applies to a small pot of grant money, a DOJ lawyer said
The weekly report publicized by Trump’s administration to showcase uncooperative agencies was suspended after the administration acknowledged it contained flawed data
The bill prohibits law enforcement from detaining a crime victim or witness for a suspected or actual immigration violation
An analysis of 10 sanctuary cities showed that DHS and DOJ discretionary grants make up less than 1 percent of their total government funds revenue
