sanctuary
Posted Sep 26, 2019, 10:16 am
Vandana Ravikumar & Lindsay Walker/Cronkite News
Arizonans on opposite sides of the immigration debate were in Washington Wednesday where they rallied on opposite sides of the Capitol in hopes of making their respective cases to Congress.... Read more»
Updated Aug 20, 2019, 5:47 pm
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
Local Republicans won't seek review of a judge's ruling last week that tossed out their legal challenge to an initiative that would declare Tucson a "sanctuary city" and restrict local immigration enforcement if voters approve in November.... Read more»
Posted Aug 16, 2019, 3:26 pm
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
A judge ruled Friday against a challenge brought by Republicans, allowing an initiative to make Tucson a "sanctuary city" to go to voters in November. Supporters celebrated, while opponents are discussing an appeal of the decision.... Read more»
Updated Aug 16, 2019, 4:23 pm
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
There was a court hearing Monday afternoon on the Republican move to block Tucson's "sanctuary city" initiative from going on the November ballot. The judge indicated he'll make a ruling this week, but likely not until Friday. In the meantime, here's a listing of the various motions filed in the case:... Read more»
Posted Jan 31, 2019, 1:03 pm
Julian Hernandez
/Cronkite News
A petition to declare Tucson a sanctuary city is being circulated for signatures, and if it becomes city code, it could conflict with the last vestige of Arizona’s infamous SB 1070 – the so-called “show me your papers” law.... Read more»
Posted Jan 29, 2019, 6:50 pm
Robin Hoover
/Special to TucsonSentinel.com
"Civil society must begin a national discourse on immigration reform and carry through with it. Leaving the conversations to politicians and law enforcement is not getting the job done." — Rev. Robin Hoover... Read more»
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Posted Jan 18, 2019, 10:58 am
Blake Morlock
/TucsonSentinel.com
Activists are collecting signatures for Tucson "sanctuary city" initiative that may be counterproductive, ill-conceived, total folly, legally doomed — and yet remains exactly the right thing to do.... Read more»
Posted Jan 16, 2019, 9:47 pm
Paul Ingram
/TucsonSentinel.com
As organizers circulate petitions to make Tucson a “sanctuary city," City Attorney Mike Rankin wrote that parts of the initiative are in “direct conflict “with Arizona’s controversial SB 1070, and would limit coordination with all federal law enforcement.... Read more»
Posted Nov 21, 2016, 11:35 am
Alexa Ura
/Texas Tribune
It’s not yet clear whether, or how, the Trump administration could make good on a promise to end "sanctuary cities." But the simple fact that he says he’ll try is enough to terrify many undocumented immigrants in Texas. ... Read more»
Posted Jun 1, 2016, 11:01 am
Julian Aguilar
/The Texas Tribune
In El Paso, local leaders hope to create a municipal ID card for the region's homeless, indigent and undocumented. But Gov. Greg Abbott has hinted that could make El Paso a so-called "sanctuary city." ... Read more»
Posted Apr 11, 2016, 2:25 pm
Julian Aguilar
/The Texas Tribune
An El Paso-based immigrant rights group could see its hopes for a municipal ID card dashed after leaders there determined that issuing the card might prompt immigration hardliners to label the town a "sanctuary city."... Read more»
Posted Feb 22, 2016, 1:46 pm
Robert Farley
/Factcheck.org
An ad from a pro-Ted Cruz super PAC claims that Sen. Marco Rubio’s plan for so-called sanctuary cities is to “ignore” them.... Read more»
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Posted Nov 3, 2015, 11:42 am
Jay Root & Julian Aguilar/Texas Tribune
While Texas activists push Democrats to go softer on immigrants in local jails, conservatives are pressing Gov. Greg Abbott to act now on reforms targeting "sanctuary" policies in cities and counties. ... Read more»
Posted Oct 6, 2015, 3:55 pm
Robert Farley
/Factcheck.org
Donald Trump says that “the state of Florida had sanctuary cities while Jeb Bush was governor,” and “nobody said anything.” But we could find no evidence that any Florida city or county fit the bill of a sanctuary city at that time, at least not officially.... Read more»
Updated Jun 18, 2015, 2:43 pm
Paul Ingram
/TucsonSentinel.com
Immigration officials have extended the stay of a Mexican illegal immigrant, Daniel Neyoy Ruiz, who went into sanctuary last week at a Midtown Tucson church to protect himself from deportation.... Read more»
Posted Dec 24, 2014, 8:54 am
Julian Aguilar
/The Texas Tribune
The news crews have drifted away, and the national spotlight has turned elsewhere. But Central American immigrants continue to cross illegally into Texas, and their numbers seem to be growing again. Border officials and charities expect their humanitarian efforts to continue into the foreseeable future.... Read more»