ALAMEDA — Alameda officials have refused to sign paperwork acknowledging that they would share information on people’s immigration status with federal authorities, saying it would violate the city’s commitment to being a sanctuary city.

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Opinion: Christians must fight Trump attempt to monopolize faith The action means Alameda police are not eligible to apply for a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice.

This year, Alameda’s funding from the Justice Assistance Grant was expected to be about $11,537, according to city officials. Over the past 10 years grants have ranged from $32,139 in 2007 to $12,352 in 2016.

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Sarah Henry, a city spokeswomen, said Tuesday that City Manager Jill Keimach and City Attorney Janet Kern, with concurrence from police Chief Paul Rolleri, refused to sign a grant application because of a new requirement that calls for them to certify that the city would not restrict sending or receiving information regarding citizenship or immigration status.

The requirement violates a sanctuary city resolution that the City Council adopted in January, the officials said. The resolution affirmed respect for all individuals, including those who may be in the country illegally.

Alameda is the first city in Alameda County to refuse to sign the paperwork. If pending lawsuits from the State of California and City of San Francisco are successful, however, Alameda may be able to receive the grant funds in the future.

The announcement about the grant application came the same day that the Trump administration said it would end an Obama-era program that has protected nearly 800,000 young people from deportation.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who announced the move, described the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program as unconstitutional. But Sessions also gave lawmakers six months to pass other legislation to help undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children.

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