The Briefing Room
General Category => Immigration/Border => Topic started by: rangerrebew on November 16, 2017, 01:14:53 pm
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Sessions targets more sanctuary cities
By Kate Irby
November 15, 2017 12:15 PM
The Department of Justice sent letters to 29 so-called sanctuary cities on Wednesday, demanding officials show they are cooperating with immigration enforcement laws by Dec. 8. The targets include Washington, D.C., several cities or counties in California, major state capitals like Denver, and entire states.
President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions have made jurisdictions that limit their cooperation with federal immigration enforcement a conspicuous target from the beginning in their crackdown on illegal immigration, and this is only the latest example. Sessions sent nine letters in April making similar demands.
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