In January, Oakland strengthened its commitment to being a “sanctuary city” by barring city employees from helping immigration agents — and local leaders braced for a showdown with President Trump. Federal authorities had asked the city of San Francisco to hold him, but the city denied the request because of its sanctuary laws. Schaaf and other leaders in sanctuary jurisdictions have argued that their police, doctors and cities can’t be conscripted as de facto immigration agents. Becoming a sanctuary city — or a sanctuary state, as California did in October — codifies that stance. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, federal immigration agents raided 77 Northern California businesses in one week in January, asking the detained for proof that they were allowed to work in the country.

Source: Washington Post February 25, 2018 22:59 UTC