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sanctuary city
[ sangk-choo-er-ee sit-ee ]
noun
- a city in which the local government and police protect undocumented immigrants and refugees from deportation by federal authorities:
sanctuary cities where law enforcement cannot question crime suspects about their immigration status.
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A federal judge on Tuesday struck down parts of a Florida law aimed at banning local governments from establishing sanctuary city policies, arguing in part that the law is racially motivated and that it has the support of hate groups.
Defunding Planned Parenthood and sanctuary cities on day one.
The only significance of “sanctuary cities” is on the question of whether police are allowed to cooperate with immigration enforcement agents.
California’s so-called sanctuary city and private prison laws are back in the spotlight.
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