Central California cities are pursuing sanctuary policies. Here’s what that means
Technically, local jurisdictions in California that don’t have sanctuary ordinances are still subject to the state’s sanctuary law that took effect in 2018. Known as the California Values Act, it prohibits local police from asking for someone’s immigration status or using local resources to assist in federal immigration enforcement.
San Francisco sues Trump administration over crackdown on sanctuary cities
San Francisco, joined by a coalition of jurisdictions, is filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its threats to punish sanctuary cities that do not assist in immigration enforcement.
Trump is targeting sanctuary cities. Is San Antonio’s federal funding in danger?
Texas has banned sanctuary cities since 2018, and Mayor Ron Nirenberg says San Antonio cooperates with federal immigration authorities to deport criminals.
California defiant as Trump administration, new AG Bondi threaten funding to ‘sanctuary cities’
Attorney General Pam Bondi seeks to stop paying law enforcement grants to cities and states that don’t cooperate with immigration sweeps.
SF suing Trump administration over sanctuary city policies
During Trump's first term, San Francisco sued over a similar issue after the president tried to revoke federal funding from the city. San Francisco's lawsuit was successful, with federal courts siding with the city and upholding the state's sanctuary law.
San Francisco leads coalition in new lawsuit against Trump’s sanctuary jurisdiction crackdown
The counties of San Francisco and Santa Clara in California in addition to King County, Washington and the cities of Portland ...
Map Shows Sanctuary Cities Across the US
The 13 states listed by the Center for Immigration Studies are California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, ...
El Cajon City Council passes controversial anti-sanctuary measure amid community backlash
Mayor Wells argued that most residents support the resolution, citing the 57% of El Cajon voters who backed Donald Trump in ...
El Cajon declares it will help immigration enforcement, in split vote on 3rd attempt
The controversial proposal to support local law enforcement’s cooperation with federal efforts was approved by the city ...
Huntington Beach congregation evicted from sanctuary where it has held services for nearly 60 years
Surf City Church has been fighting to keep its doors open since the California Pacific Conference of the United Methodist ...