Northampton, Lehigh Counties on Sanctuary Jurisdiction List Saying They Are Not Complying with Current Immigration Policies

Northampton, Lehigh counties on Sanctuary Jurisdiction list saying they are not complying with current immigration policies

The administration says these are cities and counties that are not in compliance with federal law enforcement, information restrictions, and legal protections for illegal aliens.

CT is on Trump's 'sanctuary jurisdiction' list. Tong is pushing back

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security is putting more than 500 “sanctuary jurisdictions” across the country on notice that the Trump administration views them as obstructing immigration enforcement as it attempts to increase pressure on communities it believes are standing in the way of the president’s mass deportations agenda. The department on Thursday published a list of the jurisdictions and said each one will receive formal …

State, municipal officials respond to DHS sanctuary jurisdiction list

Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security named the state of Connecticut, as well as six of the state’s towns and cities, to its list of “sanctuary jurisdictions,” which the administration accuses of being complicit in the sheltering of undocumented immigrants. Governor Ned Lamont and Attorney General William Tong have since released statements disputing the designation, as have officials from several of the designated municipalities. …