Sanctuary city
The term "sanctuary city" refers to a city or state that enacts policies which are favorable to illegal immigrants.[1] 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.[2] Many sanctuary cities even use taxpayer dollars to pay for the legal defense of illegal immigrants who face deportation.[3]
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 ICE.[4] Sanctuary cities in California released illegals convicted of crimes such as rape and manslaughter.[5] Los Angeles has been reported to release 100 criminal aliens every day.[6][7] In 2019, ICE reported that up to 80% of all illegal aliens released because of "sanctuary" policies went on to commit more crimes.[8]
"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,[9] 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.[10]
In addition to major cities, such as New York City,[11] Los Angeles, and Chicago, a few states have adopted "sanctuary" policies, including California and Oregon.[12]
In March 2017, nearly 500 cities were "sanctuary" cities.[13]
Lawsuits
In April 2009, the family of a father and two sons allegedly murdered by an illegal immigrant last year is suing the city of San Francisco, claiming its "sanctuary city" policy contributed to their deaths.[14][15]
List of sanctuary cities, counties, and states
Below is a list of "sanctuary" cities, counties, and states throughout the United States. While many of these entities have specific "don't ask, don't tell" laws, others have been added to this list because of their unwritten, informal "sanctuary" policies seen through the town's treatment of illegal immigrants.
Arizona
- Chandler, AZ
- Phoenix, AZ
California
- State of California[16][17]
- Bell Gardens, CA
- City of Industry, CA
- City of Commerce, CA
- Cypress, CA
- Davis CA
- Diamond Bar, CA
- Downey, CA
- Fresno, CA
- Lakewood, CA
- Los Angeles, CA
- Long Beach, CA
- Lynwood, CA
- Malibu, CA
- Maywood, CA
- Montebello, CA
- National City, CA
- Norwalk, CA
- Oakland, CA
- Paramount, CA
- Pico Rivera, CA
- So. Gate, CA
- San Bernardino, CA
- San Diego, CA
- Santa Cruz, CA
- San Francisco, CA
- San Jose, CA
- Sonoma County, CA
- Vernon, CA
- Watsonville, CA
- Wilmington, CA
Colorado
- Aurora, CO
- Commerce City, CO
- Denver, CO
- Durango, CO
- Federal Heights, CO
- Fort Collins CO
- Lafayette, CO
- Thornton, CO
- Westminster, CO
Connecticut
- New Haven, CT
- Springfield CT (Disputed)
Florida
As of 2019, Governor Ron DeSantis blocked cities from establishing their own sanctuary city policies. [18]
Georgia
- Dalton, GA
Illinois
Massachusetts
- Cambridge, Mass.
- Chelsea, Mass.
- Orleans, Mass.
- Newton, Mass.
Maine
- Portland
- State of Maine
Maryland
- Baltimore, MD
- Gaithersburg, MD
- Montgomery County, MD
- Takoma Park, MD
Michigan
- Ann Arbor, MI
- Detroit, MI
Minnesota
- Minneapolis, MN
- St. Paul, MN
- Worthington, MN
Nevada
- Reno
New Jersey
- Bridgeton, NJ
- Camden, NJ
- Fort Lee, NJ
- Hightstown, NJ
- Jersey City, NJ
- Newark, NJ
- North Bergen, NJ
- Trenton, NJ
- Union City, NJ
- West New York, NJ
New Mexico
- Albuquerque, NM
- Aztec, NM
- Rio Arriba County, NM
- Santa Fe, NM
New York
- Bay Shore, NY
- Brentwood, NY
- Central Islip, NY
- Farmingville, NY
- New York City, NY
- Peekskill, NY
- Riverhead, NY
- Shirly/Mastic, NY
- Spring Valley Village, NY
- Uniondale, NY
- Westbury, NY
North Carolina (Per an October 2015 act signed by the N.Carolina Governor, the following sanctuary cities have been banned.[22])
- Charlotte, NC
- Durham, NC
- Raleigh
- Winston-Salem
Ohio
- Columbus, OH
- Painesville, OH
- Cincinnati, OH
Oklahoma
- Oklahoma City
- Tulsa
Oregon
- State of Oregon
- Ashland, OR
- Gaston, OR
- Marion County, OR
- Portland, OR
Texas (Per an October 2015 order by the Texas Governor,[23] the following sanctuary cities were no longer tolerated. Since 2017, per a bill signed into law, "sanctuary" cities are effectively banned[24][25])
- Austin, TX
- Baytown, TX
- Brownsville, TX
- Channelview, TX
- Denton, TX
- Dallas, TX
- El Cenizo, TX
- Ft.Worth, TX
- Houston, TX
- Katy, TX
- Laredo, TX
- Mcallen, TX
- Port Arthur, TX
- San Antonio, TX
Utah
- Provo, UT
- Salt Lake City, UT
Virginia
- Fairfax County, VA
- Virginia Beach, VA
- Washington
Washington
- Seattle, WA
Wisconsin
- Madison, WI
Wyoming
- Jackson Hole, WY
Washington, D.C.
See also
References
- ↑ Arthur, Andrew R. (November 1, 2019). Are Criminal Aliens Above the Law? Center for Immigration Studies. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- ↑ http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=20547&c=1&tb=1&pb=1&gd=05042007
- ↑ Hickey, Jennifer G. (May 5, 2017). More cities offering to pay legal defense for illegal immigrants. Fox News. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- ↑ Binder, John (May 25, 2017). Sanctuary NYC Released Nearly 180 Criminal Illegal Aliens in 2017. Breitbart News. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- ↑ Dinan, Stephen (June 14, 2018). Chaos in California: Sanctuary policies prompt release of manslaughter, rape convicts. The Washington Times. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
- ↑ Dinan, Stephen (October 22, 2019). Los Angeles' sanctuary policy releases 100 criminals a day: ICE. The Washington Times. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ↑ Binder, John (October 24, 2019). Feds: Sanctuary Los Angeles Releases 100 Criminal Illegal Aliens Every Day. Breitbart News. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ↑ Binder, John (October 25, 2019). Data: 80 Percent of Illegals Freed by Sanctuary Cities Commit More Crimes. Breitbart News. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
- ↑ http://www.limitstogrowth.org/WEB-text/tancredo-70903.html
- ↑ http://www.cairco.org/legal/legal.html
- ↑ The Sanctuary Spat, FactCheck.org, December 10, 2007
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20120217192209/https://humanevents.com/article.php?id=20547&c=1&tb=1&pb=1&gd=05042007
- ↑ Price, Bob (March 14, 2017). Sanctuary Cities List Grows to Nearly 500, Notes Report. Breitbart News. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
- ↑ Family Sues San Francisco Saying Sanctuary Law to Blame for Murder of Father, Two Sons, FoxNews.com April 8, 2009
- ↑ San Francisco Sued Over Sanctuary Policy, KCBS.com, April 7, 2009
- ↑ https://www.fairus.org/legislation/state-local-legislation/california-sanctuary-state-bill-sb-54-summary-and-history
- ↑ https://www.foxnews.com/politics/with-new-year-california-becomes-sanctuary-state
- ↑ https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/463904-florida-law-banning-sanctuary-cities-takes-full-effect
- ↑ https://www.chicagotribune.com/hoy/ct-hoy-illinois-is-officially-a-sanctuary-state-for-immigrants-20170828-story.html
- ↑ http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=3818&ChapterID=2
- ↑ Binder, John (January 12, 2020). Illinois Sanctuary County Frees 1K Criminal Illegal Aliens into U.S. in 2019. Breitbart News. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ↑ May, Caroline (October 28, 2015). North Carolina Gov. Signs Bill Prohibiting Sanctuary Cities. Breitbart. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ↑ Price, Bob (November 4, 2015). Texas Governor Strips State Grant Funding from Sanctuary City Sheriffs. Breitbart. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
- ↑ Carter, Brandon (May 7, 2017). Texas governor signs law banning sanctuary cities. The Hill. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ↑ Price, Bob (September 25, 2017). Texas’ Anti-Sanctuary City Law Can Be Enforced, Appeals Court Rules. Breitbart News. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
