Eight years ago, when Donald Trump first became president, a group of churches and synagogues across New Jersey vowed to offer sanctuary to immigrants who were seeking protection from deportation.

A spectrum of practices can be interpreted as sanctuary policies, but most jurisdictions with the label generally do not allow local jails to hold immigrants accused of committing crimes beyond ...

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Leaders in one Southern California city fed up with the state's immigration policies have voted to become a "non-sanctuary" city and ignore the state's sanctuary laws. The resolution was approved ...

A top lawyer from Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s administration said Wednesday that an executive order on Philadelphia’s status as a sanctuary city remains in place despite threats from President Donald ...

More than a dozen migrants took sanctuary inside Philadelphia churches during President Donald Trump’s first administration, the most of any city in the country, blocking their deportations by putting ...

Huntington Beach is continuing its rebellious streak against the state’s sanctuary immigration law, which limits local resources from assisting federal immigration enforcement officials ...

More information surrounding the “non-sanctuary city” initiative can be found here. Waves roll past the Huntington Beach Pier, epicenter of the city’s beach culture, in Huntington Beach, Ca ...

You can contact Billal at b.rahman@newsweek.com. Huntington Beach has declared itself a "non-sanctuary city" as Republicans gear up to enact President Donald Trump's mass deportation plans.

The city of Huntington Beach is now a non-sanctuary city after the city council voted to approve Mayor Pat Burns’ initiative to make that declaration last night. Currently, California is a ...

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