SANCTUARY CITIES





Sanctuary city is a name given to a city in the United States that follows certain police procedures that shelters illegal immigrants. These procedures can be by law (de jure) or they can be by action (de facto). The term most commonly is used for cities that do not permit municipal funds or resources to be applied in furtherance of enforcement of federal immigration laws. These cities normally do not permit police or municipal employees to inquire about one's immigration status. The designation of Sanctuary City” has no legal meaning.

However, anti-immigrant groups are constantly rallying around Sanctuary Cities, claiming that they breed a host of problems caused by undocumented immigrants. Donald Trump, spearheads this anti-immigrant sentiments and Attorney General Jeff Sessions supports it. Donald Trump signed the executive order that proclaimed that cities and states would only be eligible for certain grants from the Department of Justice if they obeyed federal immigration laws.

On Wednesday, August8, 2017, the 9th Circuit ruled against a provision of the executive order that limited funding to jurisdictions that don’t collaborate with federal immigration enforcement. This executive order was aimed directly at sanctuary cities.

The Court ruled that President Donald Trump’s executive order curbing federal funding to “sanctuary cities” was unconstitutional.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said that federal funding could be suppressed through congressional authorization. The appeals court also noticed that the U.S. District Court went too far by obstructing the policy nationwide, and sent back the case for “reconsideration and further findings.”

“We conclude that, under the principle of Separation of Powers and in consideration of the Spending Clause, which vests exclusive power to Congress to impose conditions on federal grants, the Executive Branch may not refuse to disperse the federal grants in question without congressional authorization,” a three-member panel of the 9th Circuit held in its 2-to-1 ruling.

A current list of Sanctuary Cities obtained from The Center for Immigration Studies dated July 27, 2017 follows:

Sanctuary Cities List

States

California

Colorado

Illinois

Massachusetts

New Mexico

Oregon

Vermont

Cities and Counties

California

Alameda County

Berkley

Contra Costa County

Los Angeles County

Los Angeles

Monterey County

Napa County

Oakland

Riverside County

Sacramento County

San Bernardino County

San Diego County

San Francisco

San Francisco County

San Mateo County

Santa Ana

Santa Clara County

Santa Cruz County

Sonoma County

Watsonville

Colorado

Arapahoe County

Aurora

Boulder County

Denver

Denver County

Garfield County

Grand County

Jefferson County

Larimer County

Mesa County

Pitkin County

Pueblo County

Routt County

San Miguel County

Weld County

Connecticut

East Haven

Hartford

Florida

Alachua County

Clay County

Georgia

Clayton County

DeKalb County

Iowa

Benton County

Cass County

Franklin County

Fremont County

Greene County

Ida County

Iowa City

Iowa City, Johnson County

Jefferson County

Marion County

Monona County

Montgomery County

Pottawattamie County

Sioux County

Illinois

Chicago

Cook County

Kansas

Butler County

Harvey County

Louisiana

New Orleans

Massachusetts

Amherst

Boston

Cambridge

Concord

Lawrence

Newton

Northhampton

Somerville

Maryland

Baltimore

Montgomery County

Prince George's County

Minnesota

Hennepin County

Mississippi

Jackson

Nebraska

Hall County

Sarpy County

New Jersey

Middlesex County

Newark

Ocean County

Union County

New Mexico

Bernalillo County

New Mexico County Jails

San Miguel

Nevada

Washoe County

New York

Albany

Franklin County

Ithaca

Nassau County

New York City

Omondaga County

St. Lawrence County

Wayne County

Oregon

Baker County

Clackamas County

Clatsop County

Coos County

Crook County

Curry County

Deschutes County

Douglas County

Gilliam County

Grant County

Hood River County

Jackson County

Jefferson County

Josephine County

Lane Countyn

Lincoln County

Linn County

Malheur County

Marion County

Marlon County

Multnomah County

Polk County

Sherman County

Springfield

Tillamok County

Umatilla County

Union County

Wallowa County

Wasco County

Washington County

Wheeler County

Yamhill County

Pennsylvania

Bradford County

Bucks County

Butler County

Chester County

Clarion County

Delaware County

Eerie County

Franklin County

Lebanon County

Lehigh County

Lycoming County

Montgomery County

Montour County

Perry County

Philadelphia

Pike County

Westmoreland County

Rhode Island

Providence, Rhode Island

Rhode Island Department of Corrections

Virginia

Arlington County

Chesterfield County

Fairfax County

Vermont

Burlington

Montpelier

Winooski

Washington

Chelan County

Clallam County

Clark County

Cowlitz County

Franklin County

Jefferson County

King County

Kitsap County

Pierce County

San Juan County

Skagit County

Snohomish County

Spokane County

Seattle

Thurston County

Walla Walla County

Wallowa County

Whatcom County

Yakima County

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