Eight years ago, when Donald Trump first became president, a group of churches and synagogues across New Jersey vowed to offer sanctuary to immigrants who were seeking protection from deportation.

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The crackdown has put a renewed focus on "sanctuary" cities that limit cooperation with federal law enforcement. Here's what the title means and where Louisville stands. There is no official ...

BOSTON — Mayor Michelle Wu, facing the possibility of Boston losing millions in federal dollars, on Tuesday spoke after being asked to testify at a sanctuary cities hearing on Capitol Hill. Federal ...

A spectrum of practices can be interpreted as sanctuary policies, but most jurisdictions with the label generally do not allow local jails to hold immigrants accused of committing crimes beyond ...

Sanctuary jurisdictions decline to voluntarily assist federal immigration enforcement authorities, making it harder for undocumented migrants to be arrested and deported. The investigation comes ...

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, along with mayors from Denver, New York, and Chicago, is being called to testify before the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on sanctuary city ...

A Southern California city is suing the state over sanctuary laws that limit cooperation between local authorities and immigration officials. The lawsuit, which also names California Gov.

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Though it doesn’t mention such jurisdictions by name, the document is the latest statement by the Trump administration to suggest it will seek to force “sanctuary cities” that limit ...

Leaders in one Southern California city fed up with the state's immigration policies have voted to become a "non-sanctuary" city and ignore the state's sanctuary laws. The resolution was approved ...