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Sanctuary Cities
Police in Many “Sanctuary Cities” Have Repeatedly Collaborated With ICE
Police face allegations of violating laws meant to protect immigrants from DC to Oregon to Colorado and beyond.
When This City Caught Wind ICE Was Moving Into Town, Residents Fought Back
Newport, Oregon is using public pressure and legal avenues to make the state's sanctuary law a reality in practice.
Latinx Workers Are Organizing Fierce Resistance to Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda
Media narratives about a Latinx shift to the right obfuscate ongoing anti-Trump insurgencies led by Latinx communities.
Trump DOJ Sues Colorado Over Sanctuary Immigration Laws
The Denver Mayor’s Office said that the city "will not be bullied or blackmailed.”
After Failures in the Courts, the GOP Is Threatening Sanctuary City Mayors
Republicans have had decades to prove sanctuary policies are illegal. They haven’t.
Let’s Defend Sanctuary Policies and Throw a Wrench Into the Deportation Machine
Local officials must not give in to Trump’s bullying and obey in advance, which will only set a dangerous precedent.
“We Don’t Fret, We Fight,” Immigrant Rights Activists Say After ICE Raid in NJ
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka condemned the warrantless raid, which swept up both undocumented residents and citizens.
Sanctuary Cities Offer Little Protection From Mass Deportations
Sanctuary policies do throw a wrench into the federal immigration enforcement system, but they also have limitations.
Advocates Are Fighting NYC’s Eviction of Asylum Seekers From City-Funded Housing
NYC Mayor Eric Adams’s rule boots single asylum seekers from temporary housing after 30 days and families after 60 days.
In Response to MO’s Attack on Trans People, Kansas City May Become a Safe Haven
Trans advocates say that the safe haven designation is needed to combat the state’s attacks on LGBTQ people.