Read on to find out about how safe cities are helping immigrants in the United States. According to an article, there are 300 sanctuary cities in the United States of America.
Texas protestors and legal organizations battle the state over SB 4. The legal fight over Texas' tough, anti-sanctuary cities law will enter its next phase on Monday when the first major hearing about Senate Bill 4 will take place in a San Antonio district court.
A California church is now offering sanctuary to area residents facing the threat of deportation. A California church is now offering sanctuary to area residents facing the threat of deportation.
With top GOP presidential candidates Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio all calling for an end to so-called “sanctuary cities,” the future of safe havens for undocumented migrants has become a core policy issue.
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney is prohibiting city law enforcement officials from working with federal immigration agents, paving the way for the city to return to its role as a sanctuary city.
In response to the "sanctuary cities" debate and one Texas sheriff's challenge to not comply with federal law enforcement's request on detained immigrants, Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has warned the withdrawal of future state funds.
While the fight to cease “sanctuary cities” has been averted in Congress, at least temporarily, the topic continues with Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
Immigrant-rights advocacy groups are urging the U.S. Senate to reject a controversial legislation that could strip federal grants and funds for more than 350 jurisdictions.
A 28-year-old undocumented worker in North Carolina, who once regularly worked seventy hour weeks, now faces 24 felony charges related to collecting her paycheck.
Forty Latino organizations have called on the U.S. Senate to oppose an anti-immigration bill that would cut many U.S. jurisdictions from federal grants and funds.
Republican senators have continued the effort to defund "sanctuary cities" from receiving certain federal funds if such cities don't comply with federal requests on immigrant detainees.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has joined the call to cease so-called "sanctuary cities," and said he would hold elected officials criminally accountable for not complying with federal law enforcement.
Immigration advocates are criticizing California Democrat Dianne Feinstein over her proposed crackdown on so-called "sanctuary cities." Feinstein, the oldest currently serving U.S. senator, has said that she would soon introduce a bill forcing localities to comply with federal immigration requests or face cuts in appropriations.
The Obama administration revealed it will veto a House legislation affecting “sanctuary cities,” which have received national attention following the death of a San Francisco woman by an undocumented immigrant and remarks by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
A coalition of 39 national Latino advocacy groups have called on the House of Representatives not to pass a bill that generalizes Latino immigrants for political gain.
Following the death of 32-year-old Kathryn Steinle by an undocumented immigrant at a San Francisco pier, Californian politicians are debating how much involvement local law enforcement should have with federal immigration enforcement.
The parents of San Francisco woman who was shot and killed on July 1 - and in whose murder authorities suspect an undocumented immigrant - on Monday called for a law that would require prison time for those who return to the country illegally after being deported.
Some of the top GOP contenders in the 2016 White House race this week called on local leaders to change "sanctuary city" policies in the wake of the murder of a San Francisco woman who allegedly was killed by an undocumented immigrant.
