And there it was: Bedford County was on the same “sanctuary city” lists inhabited by big coastal cities such as New York, Philadelphia and San Francisco. Someone tell me this is not right,” one Bedford resident wrote on Facebook after learning about the county's “sanctuary city” status. “Can you please explain how Bedford County ended up on the Sanctuary City listing and why?” wrote another resident. Whether police honor these detainer requests is at the heart of many sanctuary city designations. So it was acting, only in some ways, like a sanctuary city.

Source: Washington Post February 08, 2017 14:40 UTC