What is a sanctuary city?
Q: What is a sanctuary city?
A: A sanctuary city is a municipal area that limits cooperation with the government's effort to enforce immigration law.
Q: Where are most sanctuary cities located?
A: Most sanctuary cities are located in Western Europe, the United States and Canada.
Q: Why do leaders of sanctuary cities wish to limit cooperation with the government's efforts to enforce immigration law?
A: Leaders of sanctuary cities wish to cut down fear of deportation and possible family breakups with people who are in a country illegally, so that such people may be willing to report a crime and send their children to school.
Q: Which states allow for sanctuary cities?
A: States such as Connecticut, Rhode Island, Illinois New York, Colorado and California allow for sanctuary cities.
Q: Which states do not allow for sanctuary cities?
A: States such as Alabama, Iowa, Mississippi, Georgia, Missouri and Florida do not allow for sanctuary cities.
Q: What happened in early 2018 regarding the Trump administration's efforts towards helping authorities police illegal immigrants?
A: In early 2018, a Chicago federal judge said that the Trump administration could not withhold public safety grants to sancutary cities. These decisions were seen as a setback to the Trump administration efforts for helping authorities police illegal immigrants.
