A twice-announced nationwide sweep of immigrants and refugees has not materialized, yet, but the mere prospect of it has prompted legions of pastors, rabbis and their congregations across the United States to offer sanctuary and other services to families who fear deportation.
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its plans Friday to designate a Maryland ship “graveyard” on the Potomac River as a national marine sanctuary, the first such designation in the state and on the Chesapeake Bay.
Read moreThe Ninth Circuit denied the Trump administration’s request Tuesday for an en banc rehearing of its challenge to a series of new California immigrant-friendly laws.
Read moreThe Trump administration suffered a legal defeat at the Ninth Circuit on Thursday as a panel denied its attempt to prevent California from implementing sanctuary laws meant to protect residents from federal immigration enforcement officials.
Read moreSAN FRANCISCO (CN) – A federal judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to immediately release nearly $30 million in
Read moreRejecting an appeal by the Trump administration, the Third Circuit ruled Friday that the government punish so-called sanctuary cities by withhold federal grant money.
Read moreAuthorities in California on Friday arrested a man suspected of killing a police officer during a traffic stop in a rural town, ending a two-day manhunt used by President Donald Trump to drum up support for his border wall.
Read moreRejecting the government’s attempts to tie public-safety grants to immigration policy, a federal judge handed a victory Friday to New York City and six states with sanctuary jurisdictions
Read moreDefending the city’s sanctuary status, an attorney for Philadelphia urged the Third Circuit on Wednesday to affirm that its position should not come at the cost of federal funding.
Read moreFor the group behind an anti-immigration measure on Oregon’s ballot this year, targeting sanctuary laws is just the beginning. Identified as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, Oregonians for Immigration Reform has both a record of political success and deep ties to white nationalists.
Read moreCalifornia’s new “sanctuary” law restricting police from cooperating with federal immigration authorities violates the state constitution and cannot be enforced against the state’s 121 charter cities, an Orange County judge ruled Thursday afternoon.
Read moreA federal judge signaled Wednesday that he will likely block the Trump administration from cutting off grant funds to San Francisco and California for refusing to help detain and deport undocumented immigrants.
Read moreMaking good on a vow to appeal, the Trump administration said Tuesday it will fight the dismissal of most of its challenge to California’s so-called sanctuary-state laws in the Ninth Circuit.
Read moreA tiger cub rescued from would-be smugglers trying to bring him into the United States from Mexico has found a permanent home at the Lions, Tigers & Bears Sanctuary, according to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Read moreDelivering another key victory for California, a federal judge on Monday dismissed the heart of the Trump administration’s lawsuit against three 2017 state immigration laws.
Read moreIn the clash between the Trump administration and California over immigration laws, a federal judge on Thursday upheld a signature piece of California’s policy requiring law enforcement to limit cooperation with federal immigration agents.
Read moreIn an epic defeat for Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a federal judge invoked the greatest refugee story ever told Wednesday to side with Philadelphia on its sanctuary-city law.
Read moreThe nation’s largest cities are lining up in support of California’s sanctuary policies, choosing sides in the growing fight over immigration between the Trump administration and the Golden State.
Read moreGolden State politicians and leaders struck back against their colleagues who attended a Wednesday roundtable hosted by President Donald Trump to discuss fighting California’s sanctuary state laws.
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