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Attorney General Jeff Sessions banned sanctuary cities from participating in a federal public safety program.

Immigration officials confirmed to Breitbart Texas that the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office released the criminal alien who allegedly assaulted two women in Portland, Oregon after an immigration detainer requested he be held for deportation. Earlier this year, the sheriff said that turning criminal aliens over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers damages “community trust.”

A Mexican national, deported by immigration authorities 20 times, moved to a sanctuary city and allegedly raped a 65-year-old woman.

The chairman of the House subcommittee that oversees funding for the Department of Justice praised Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ announcement of new restrictions on sanctuary cities.

Since Jeff Sessions was confirmed as Attorney General in February, following his nomination by President Donald Trump, he has pushed forward much of the nationalist agenda promised during the 2016 presidential campaign.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke about violent crime and so-called “sanctuary cities” at the U.S. attorney’s office in Philadelphia Friday, keeping on message as mainstream media speculation about his future swirled after comments President Donald Trump made Wednesday to the New York Times.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) executives are reallocating resources to increase enforcement efforts in “uncooperative jurisdictions” where criminal aliens are released back onto the streets by local jail officials.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke in Las Vegas, Nevada Wednesday to federal, state, and local law enforcement about ongoing efforts to combat violent crime and rein in so-called “sanctuary cities.”

An illegal alien with pending felony charges was released by New York City law enforcement as requests by federal immigration officials continue to be ignored due to prevailing sanctuary city policies.

The Justice Department announced Thursday that it has received and is reviewing claims of compliance from ten suspected “sanctuary” jurisdictions.

A handful of Senate Democrats will decide if two immigration reform bills passed by the House will become law. Most Democratic Senators — and the party’s Senate leadership — will oppose the two modest bills. But the bills will become

“Sanctuary cities” across the country are pledging to make one million immigrants into U.S. citizens this year, partly as a response to the policies of President Donald Trump.

San Francisco has agreed to a $190,000 payout in a lawsuit brought by an illegal alien alleging they violated their own “sanctuary city” policies and reported him to federal immigration authorities.

Dr. Sebastian Gorka, Deputy Assistant to the President and former National Security editor for Breitbart News, appeared on the Fox Business Network Wednesday to discuss House legislation imposing tougher penalties on illegal aliens who reenter the country, and denying federal funds to so-called “sanctuary cities” that defy immigration law.

Dr. Sebastian Gorka, deputy assistant to the president and former National Security editor for Breitbart News, argued on Friday’s Breitbart News Daily that it has been a great week for President Trump, America, and “the vision of Andrew Breitbart.”

An open borders organization made up of immigration lawyers is calling a pair of House bills “mean-spirited” for going after cities that shield illegal aliens from federal law.

House Republicans passed two major reforms Thursday targeting criminal aliens in so-called “sanctuary cities.” Both bills were inspired by crimes committed in California, and both will impact California more than any other state.

The reformed Department of Homeland Security has arrested nearly 66,000 individuals who are either known or suspected of being in the country illegally, Secretary John Kelly declared Thursday at a press event intended to tout progress against illegal immigration.

The Texas Attorney General filed an amicus brief in support of a 10-state coalition fighting a court ban on President Donald Trump’s executive order on sanctuary cities.

In a new ad pushing back against sanctuary cities, a father whose son was killed by an illegal alien pleads with President Donald Trump to withhold funding to California until such policies are reversed in the state.

The Democratic National Committee launched its “Resistance Summer” on Wednesday with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaking at a rally in Dallas. Pelosi slammed the new law in Texas requiring cities to enforce federal immigration laws and prohibiting “sanctuary cities”

Despite the presence of an immigration detainer, New Jersey police released an illegal alien with no bond after he allegedly burglarized a home in Middlesex County. One week later, local police arrested the illegal alien again while allegedly burglarizing another home. He is a prime suspect in another burglary that occurred on the day he was released from jail.

Federal officers arrested two criminal aliens after local officials released them in spite of an immigration detainer placed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The first time I became aware of the ridiculous double standard at work in our immigration system was when a colleague of mine in Congress, Elton Gallegly, told me of an incident that occurred in his Southern California district.

Armed with a fresh memorandum from Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the Justice Department is asking District Judge William Orrick to reconsider his decision to block a key “sanctuary city” provision of President Donald Trump’s executive order.

Several California jurisdictions that are challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order blocking federal funding from being allocated to state and local government that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration law are facing a new definition of “sanctuary city.”

Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memorandum Monday clarifying the definition of so-called “sanctuary jurisdictions” for the purposes of President Donald Trump’s executive order.

A new report reveals how churches nationwide are harboring illegal immigrants, helping them evade federal immigration orders for deportation.

A Michigan sheriff caved to pressure from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and ordered his staff to release criminal aliens who are subjects of an immigration detainer. The sheriff instructed his staff to only hold aliens subject to an order signed by a judge.

Open borders and amnesty activists in Colorado are upset that two Mexican nationals were arrested by ICE agents while they were in the courthouse complex in Denver. Videos of the arrests surfaced, and City officials are being called upon to issue even more sanctuary protections.

The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) took little time in filing the first lawsuit to try to stop the Lone Star State’s recently signed anti-sanctuary jurisdiction bill. LULAC sued the State of Texas, its governor, and the state’s attorney general.

Legal immigrants helped to defeat a bill that would have made Maryland a sanctuary state for illegal immigrants, says the New York Times, which admitted their “voices have rarely been heard in the long debate over how to fix the nation’s immigration system.”

A six-year-old boy in San Diego was severely injured when a drunk-driving illegal alien allegedly slammed into the family’s car on their way home from the Disneyland theme park, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.

California political commentator Joel Fox criticized local Democrats on Tuesday for claiming to stand up for the “rule of law” while also advocating for “sanctuary” policies that defy federal immigration law.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott said law enforcement and other officials implementing sanctuary policies that release criminal aliens with immigration detainers will now be subject to the “stiffest penalties in America.” He also rebutted the hype and fear mongering being spread by some legislators, liberal chiefs of police, sheriffs, and media outlets.

A federal court in California dealt President Donald Trump another legal setback on Tuesday in his efforts to combat illegal aliens, blocking an executive order (EO) that denies federal funds to sanctuary cities. This issue appears eventually destined for a Supreme Court showdown.