Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan denied that his agency is relocating immigrants who illegally cross into the U.S. from Mexico to so-called sanctuary cities, as President Donald Trump claimed last month. At a rally in Wisconsin on April 28, Trump stated proudly that it was his “sick idea” to send undocumented immigrants to jurisdictions that have publicly declared they will not cooperate with federal immigration enforcement agencies. “Now we’re sending many of them to sanctuary cities, thank you very much,” the president told the crowd. “The other part is that 10 of the top 11 destinations for immigrants that are released in the U.S., they’re going to sanctuary cities because that’s a magnet,” he said. McAleenan responded, “Our transportation is based on operational necessity, capacity to process safely.

Source: Huffington Post May 19, 2019 18:00 UTC