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A top lawyer from Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s administration said Wednesday that an executive order on Philadelphia’s status as a sanctuary city remains in place despite threats from President Donald ...

Huntington Beach is continuing its rebellious streak against the state’s sanctuary immigration law, which limits local resources from assisting federal immigration enforcement officials ...

You can contact Billal at b.rahman@newsweek.com. Huntington Beach has declared itself a "non-sanctuary city" as Republicans gear up to enact President Donald Trump's mass deportation plans.

The city of Huntington Beach is now a non-sanctuary city after the city council voted to approve Mayor Pat Burns’ initiative to make that declaration last night. Currently, California is a ...

Local governments first began adopting sanctuary policies in the 1980s when churches offered refuge to people fleeing civil war in El Salvador. The practice has drawn increased attention over the ...

An executive order that Trump signed Monday, shortly after he was sworn in, directs federal officials to take actions “to ensure that so-called ‘sanctuary’ jurisdictions, which seek to ...

In a letter Tuesday, Mayor Keith Wilson made a rallying call to residents to uphold the city's values of inclusion and sanctuary in the face of a plan that some officials are calling “the ...

Yost wants Ohio to officially outlaw “sanctuary cities,” municipalities that limit their cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The word “sanctuary” has no legal ...