In support of sanctuary cities
There has been a lot of news and commentary critical of so-called sanctuary city policies. I have to wonder how many critics actually know what a sanctuary city is? With warrant articles on the ballot in several NH municipalities next week, I think it’s important for people to know the truth, and not simply the fear-mongering about what people think it is. Sanctuary cities are municipalities where local law enforcement either do not cooperate with immigration officials or avoid any type of proactive immigration enforcement. The U.S. District Court in Central California ruled recently ”[t]he federal databases that ICE relies on to issue its detainers are not reliable sources… for purposes of establishing probable cause… when an individual does not have a removal order or is not in ongoing removal proceedings.” Two years earlier the same court, in the same case, ruled the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department had “no authority…
