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Now California plans to become a 'sanctuary STATE' in defiance of Trump - as president is sued by San Francisco over his attack on sanctuary cities
AP
1/;31/;17
- A bill is moving forward in the most populous state's legislature which would enshrine 'sanctuary status' for all of California
- Sanctuary cities limit co-operation with federal immigration authorities and move would dramatically extend that
- San Francisco is bringing a law suit which says the president's executive action against sanctuary cities is a breach of the Tenth Amendment
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The California Legislature advanced a bill Tuesday that would provide statewide sanctuary for immigrants by restricting local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration authorities.
The move in the nation's largest state came as legislative Democrats ramp up their efforts to battle the immigration crackdown started by President Donald Trump.
The state Senate Public Safety Committee approved the measure in a 5-2 party-line vote less than a week after Trump signed an order threatening to withdraw some federal grants from sanctuary cities.
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