Federal Agencies, Agency Memos & Announcements
DOJ Reviewing Letters from Ten Potential Sanctuary Jurisdictions
7/6/17
AILA Doc. No. 17070702.
DOJ received compliance information from the ten jurisdictions identified in a May 2016 report by DHS OIG as having policies that potentially violate 8 U.S.C. 1373 and is in the process of reviewing the information.
- Read letters DOJ sent to each of the jurisdictions.
- Associated Press: Justice Department asks if Chicago, other sanctuary cities telling truth on sharing data (includes responses from the ten cities regarding their policies)
Cite as AILA Doc. No. 17070702.
Related Resources
- Letters DOJ Sent To Each of the Jurisdictions
- Attorney General Jeff Sessions Delivers Remarks on Sanctuary Jurisdictions
- American Immigration Council Fact Sheet: “Sanctuary” Policies
- CRS Report on How State and Local “Sanctuary” Policies Limit Participation in Immigration Enforcement
- OIG Memo on DOJ Referral of Allegations of Potential Violations of 8 USC §1373 by Grant Recipients