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The term '''"Sanctuary City"''' refers to a city or state that enacts policies which are favorable to illegal immigrants. Specifically, "sanctuary" cities often mandate local laws which prevent inquiry into a person's immigration status, unless they are a suspect of crime or have been deported in the past.<ref>http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=20547&c=1&tb=1&pb=1&gd=05042007</ref> Many sanctuary cities even use taxpayer dollars to pay for the legal defense of illegal immigrants who face deportation.<ref>Hickey, Jennifer G. (May 5, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/05/more-cities-offering-to-pay-legal-defense-for-illegal-immigrants.html More cities offering to pay legal defense for illegal immigrants]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved May 5, 2017.</ref>

The term '''"Sanctuary City"''' refers to a city or state that enacts policies which are favorable to illegal immigrants. Specifically, "sanctuary" cities often mandate local laws which prevent inquiry into a person's immigration status, unless they are a suspect of crime or have been deported in the past.<ref>http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=20547&c=1&tb=1&pb=1&gd=05042007</ref> Many sanctuary cities even use taxpayer dollars to pay for the legal defense of illegal immigrants who face deportation.<ref>Hickey, Jennifer G. (May 5, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/05/more-cities-offering-to-pay-legal-defense-for-illegal-immigrants.html More cities offering to pay legal defense for illegal immigrants]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved May 5, 2017.</ref>

Often, however, "sanctuary" cities lack clearly written laws harboring illegal aliens.  Instead, they can be identified by their treatment of illegal aliens.

Often, however, "sanctuary" cities lack clearly written laws harboring illegal aliens.  Instead, they can be identified by their treatment of illegal aliens. "Sanctuary" cities often protect criminal illegal immigrants and release them into the streets. In the first four months of 2017, [[New York City]] released 179 illegal immigrants arrested for various crimes, rather than turning them over to [[Immigration and Customs Enforcement|ICE]].<ref>Binder, John (May 25, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/05/25/sanctuary-nyc-released-nearly-180-criminal-illegal-aliens-2017/ Sanctuary NYC Released Nearly 180 Criminal Illegal Aliens in 2017]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 25, 2017.</ref>

"Sanctuary" policies are a violation of federal law, such as the section 642(a) of the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act, which prohibits the embedding of illegal immigrants,<ref>http://www.limitstogrowth.org/WEB-text/tancredo-70903.html</ref> and the March 2005 [[United States Supreme Court]] case, Muehler v Mena, which stated that law enforcement has the right to ask about immigration status.<ref>http://www.cairco.org/legal/legal.html</ref>

"Sanctuary" policies are a violation of federal law, such as the section 642(a) of the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act, which prohibits the embedding of illegal immigrants,<ref>http://www.limitstogrowth.org/WEB-text/tancredo-70903.html</ref> and the March 2005 [[United States Supreme Court]] case, Muehler v Mena, which stated that law enforcement has the right to ask about immigration status.<ref>http://www.cairco.org/legal/legal.html</ref>