Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Sunday signed into law a bill banning so-called "sanctuary cities" in the state. Under the law, municipal officials who fail to assist with federal immigration enforcement could face...
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The Texas State House of Representatives approved on Thursday a strict ban on so-called "sanctuary cities." The bill seeks to empower law enforcement to enforce federal immigration law against detainees and threatens to...
US District Judge William Orrick from the Northern District of California on Tuesday issued a temporary injunction against Executive Order 13768, titled Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States which...
Federal judge hears case against order keeping funds from 'sanctuary cities'
US District Judge William Orrick from the Northern District of California heard arguments Friday over President Trump's executive order withholding federal funds from so-called "sanctuary cities". San Fransisco and Santa Clara both filed suit asking for...
Massachusetts challenges state's role in immigration detention
The state of Massachusetts on Tuesday requested the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court find that state authorities lack jurisdiction to detain illegal immigrants. This request comes after the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
California Senate approves bill to prohibit state police from enforcing immigration laws
The California State Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill on Monday that would expand protections for undocumented immigrants by prohibiting state or local law enforcement from using resources to investigate, detain, report or arrest people for immigration...
Mississippi Senate approves bill to prohibit local 'sanctuary' immigration policies
The Mississippi Senate on Tuesday approved a bill that would prohibit cities in the state from passing so-called "sanctuary" laws limiting how local government groups cooperate with federal immigration agencies. The bill defines a sanctuary policy...
Maryland House approves bill to limit local immigration enforcement
The Maryland House of Delegates approved legislation on Monday to bar police statewide from checking the immigration status of individuals they arrest or from stopping an individual for the purposes of suspected immigration violations. The...
Alabama House approves bill to block funding for 'sanctuary' universities
The Alabama House of Representatives approved a bill on Tuesday that would block funding for state colleges and universities that have "sanctuary policies" and do not abide by state and federal immigration laws. Sanctuary policies are...
Former American International Group (AIG) CEO Maurice Greenberg on Friday agreed to settle accounting fraud charges, first brought by then New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer in 2005. The current New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman...
