(Rich Pedroncelli/AP)The Justice Department and the city of West Palm Beach, Fla., on Tuesday announced they had settled a legal dust-up over the city’s “sanctuary” policies for those in the country illegally — reaching an agreement that allows both sides to claim victory. As part of the settlement, the Justice Department confirmed that the city is in compliance with federal law, and thus its federal grant money is safe. But officials in West Palm Beach argued their policy had a specific exemption if the information sharing was required by federal law. “The Justice Department is misrepresenting this significantly,” she said. Muoio said she did not know what the city had spent on the lawsuit, but she called West Palm Beach a “community of immigrants” that strives to make all people feel safe.

Source: Washington Post March 27, 2018 19:24 UTC