So-called sanctuary cities are places where local authorities do not co-operate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials
, denying information or resources that would help ICE round up people living in the country illegally. They include New York City and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco.The plan, which was first reported by the Washington Post, is one of many ideas considered by the White House in recent months as President Donald Trump has railed against an ever-increasing number of Central American migrant families crossing the southern border.
Revelation of the idea drew immediate condemnation on Friday from Democrats, including Pelosi, whose district in San Francisco was among Trump’s targets. The No. 2 House Democrat, Steny Hoyer of Maryland, said any such plan should be condemned. He criticized the idea of using ICE or any other federal agency “to penalize” or “for political reasons.”A Homeland Security spokesperson played down the reported idea, saying it was “floated and rejected, which ended any further discussion.” A White House official also said the idea was “floated and rejected.
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