Get the biggest daily news stories by email Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid EmailDonald Trump is "strongly" considering plans to send immigrants detained at the US-Mexico border to so-called "sanctuary cities". "Sanctuary cities" are places with policies designed to limit co-operation with federal immigration actions. (Image: SIPA USA/PA Images)(Image: REUTERS)But mayors from across the country were quick to respond to the president's latest portrayal of immigrants and sanctuary cities as threats. In New York City, where nearly 40 percent of the population are immigrants, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Trump's immigration policy was rooted in cruelty. "New York City will always be the ultimate city of immigrants - the President's empty threats won't change that."

Source: Daily Mirror April 13, 2019 01:46 UTC