Sanctuary cities free more than 2,000 illegals rather than cooperate with feds
Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama — President-elect Donald Trump’s selection to be attorney general — has also expressed support for blocking some federal funds from sanctuary cities, and even suggested bringing criminal charges against them. (Associated Press)
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times - Sunday, January 1, 2017
The Obama administration has made significant headway in cutting down the number of sanctuary cities, but 279 municipalities are still holding out, refusing to cooperate with federal authorities on at least some cases involving illegal immigrants, Homeland Security officials said as they detailed year-end enforcement numbers last week.
Those sanctuary communities released more than 2,000 illegal immigrants back onto the streets rather than turn them over to federal authorities in fiscal year 2016, and were on pace for even more in the first two months of fiscal year 2017, which began Oct. 1.
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