Doug Mills / The New York Times / Pool / Getty Images Trump Calls for Tying Any Financial Aid to States Changing Their Sanctuary Policies Many cities and some states have enacted sanctuary policies, which prevent local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration agencies By Randy DeSoto April 28, 2020
Scott Olson / Getty Images Chicago Mayor Extends Coronavirus Benefits to Illegal Aliens She said 'all benefits, opportunities, and services' will be 'accessible to all residents, regardless of birth country or current citizenship status.' By Christine Favocci April 11, 2020
Kevin Lewis / Twitter Twice-Deported Illegal Caught in Act of Raping Woman, Said He Thought She Wouldn't Remember: Report In what is now a sad and well-known story, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Jose Lopez-Gonzalez had twice been deported. By James Morganelli March 13, 2020
boyphare / Shutterstock Sanctuary County Reportedly Asking Public for Help After Releasing Illegal Alien Charged with Child Sexual Assault 'We don’t accept just general ICE detainers.' By Jason Hopkins March 7, 2020
Mark Wilson / Getty Images Trump Announces Crackdown on Sanctuary Cities: 'The Federal Government Will Be Withholding Funds' President Trump announced his administration will withhold federal funds from sanctuary cities after a federal court ruled it could do so. By Kipp Jones March 5, 2020
WLS-TV screen shots Girl Cries 'Daddy, Daddy' After Illegal in Sanctuary City Allegedly Lures Her to Bathroom, but Dad Never Heard Her In what has now become a heartbreaking and infuriating cliché, Christopher Puente never should have been in the United States to begin with. By James Morganelli March 4, 2020
Alex Wong / Getty Images Appeals Court Sides with Trump Administration in Fight Against Sanctuary Cities The United States Justice Department praised the decision, issuing a statement calling it a 'major victory for Americans.' By The Associated Press February 26, 2020
Scott Eisen / Getty Images Cali Sheriff Bucks Sanctuary State Mandate, Complies with ICE Subpoena 'You just look at some of the horrific crimes that are committed - that wouldn't happen if you didn't have sanctuary for criminals.' By Andrew J. Sciascia February 23, 2020
ICE.gov Philly DA Wrote Letter to Judge Trying To Get Criminal Alien Released from ICE 'This is a dangerous policy, as I am sure the most recent victim(s) can attest to,' an ICE official said. By Harold Hutchison February 23, 2020
NY Chiefs / Twitter New York Police Chief Union Leader Says Governor Cuomo Has ‘Forgotten’ 9/11 Attacks 'It’s amazing to me that we stand in the very state where not too long ago, on Sept. 11 2001, terrorists crashed planes into the World Trade Center and brought it down.' By Jason Hopkins February 22, 2020