State Sanctuary Policies
Sanctuary Jurisdictions Nearly Double Since President Trump Promised to Enforce Our Immigration Laws
Report by FAIR's State and Local Department | May 2018| View the Full Report ⇣
Though they are explicitly prohibited under federal law, the number of sanctuary jurisdictions around the country has proliferated in recent years and now stands at 564. These state and local policies restrict most forms of cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
In their various forms, they forbid state and local officials (including law enforcement officers) from asking people about their immigration status; reporting suspected illegal aliens to the federal government; holding criminal aliens for arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); or otherwise cooperating with or assisting federal immigration enforcement agents. These policies endanger public safety and enjoy very little public support. Rather, they are the product of intense pressure from well-funded groups that oppose nearly all forms of immigration enforcement, or due to the capitulation by local officials in the face of threatened lawsuits by self-anointed “civil liberties†organizations.
https://fairus.org/issue/publications-resources/state-sanctuary-policies
