Justice Department demands documents from 'sanctuary cities'
Thomson Reuters
Sarah N. Lynch
Jan 24th 2018 12:30PM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday escalated its battle with "sanctuary cities" that protect undocumented immigrants from deportation, demanding documents on whether local law enforcement agencies are illegally withholding information from U.S. immigration authorities.
The U.S. Justice Department said it was asking for the records from 23 jurisdictions, including America's three largest cities - New York, Los Angeles and Chicago - as well as three states, California, Illinois and Oregon.
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