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Relying on interviews with high-ranking police officers in eight local jurisdictions, the authors analyze police perceptions regarding their role in the enforcement of federal immigration law as well as their obligations to honour the spirit and the substance of sanctuary city policies.
2 wrz 2016 · What Are Sanctuary Cities? - The New York Times. Advertisement. U.S. What Are Sanctuary Cities? By JASMINE C. LEE, RUDY OMRI and JULIA PRESTONUPDATED February 6, 2017.
Police officers who have been accused of violence are almost never charged. Fewer than every seventh officer faces charges; most get away without punishment or consequences.
In May 2017, Abbott signed Texas Senate Bill 4 into law, effectively banning sanctuary cities by charging county or city officials who refuse to work with federal officials, and by allowing police officers to check the immigration status of those they detain if they choose.
high-ranking police officers in eight local jurisdictions, the authors analyze police perceptions regarding their role in the enforcement of federal immigration law as well as their obligations to honour the spirit and the substance of sanctuary city policies.
Although scholars have examined how sanctuary cities may differ from other places in terms of crime rates, attitudes toward local law enforcement’s collaboration with federal immigration authorities remain understudied.
In addition, S. 3100 would have denied Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) to jurisdictions identified as “sanctuary jurisdictions.”. In January 2017, after the Trump Administration issued EO 13768, Bishop Joe S. Vásquez of Austin, then-Chairman of the USCCB Committee on Migration spoke out against the order.
