Fact Checker - The White House's claim that 'sanctuary' cities are violating the law
Fact Checker Analysis
The White House’s claim that ‘sanctuary’ cities are violating the law
By Michelle Ye Hee Lee April 28 at 3:00 AM
“That means, according to Congress, a city that prohibits its officials from providing information to federal immigration authorities — a sanctuary city — is violating the law. Sanctuary cities, like San Francisco, block their jails from turning over criminal aliens to federal authorities for deportation.”
— White House statement in response to judge’s ruling on President Trump’s executive order on “sanctuary” jurisdictions, April 25, 2017
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The Pinocchio Test
This issue gets confusing because it has to do with a technical, legal issues over a term — “sanctuary” — that has no technical or legal definition. In the absence of an official definition, the White House is adopting a broad interpretation of the term and whether the cities are violating the specific section of the U.S. Code.
But there is a difference between cities that clearly limit information-sharing on immigration and citizenship with the federal government (which Section 1373 is about) and cities that do not comply with immigration detainers (which Section 1373 is not about). The White House lumps both types of cities into one statement, obfuscating what’s really going on. We award Two Pinocchios for the lack of context.
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