Sanctuary Cities Brace for Trump Executive Order
Immigration rights activist Jesus Sanchez looks at a map of New Haven, one of Connecticut’s “sanctuary cities.” Photo by Ryan Caron King for WNPR
President Donald Trump signed executive orders Wednesday directed at immigrants and national security. One order targets “sanctuary cities” that offer protections to undocumented residents in the United States.
The new order could withhold federal funding from immigrant-friendly cities New Haven and Hartford, Connecticut, where police don’t detain people based on immigration status, and don’t always refer immigrants under police custody to federal officials.