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Philadelphia Council seeks to end pact with U.S. immigration agency (Phil Inq)
City Council wants to end a three-year-old information-sharing agreement with federal immigration authorities, saying cooperation meant to root out criminals is creating fear of police among undocumented but otherwise law-abiding immigrants.
Pro-immigrant protest hits Philadelphia City Hall
Carrying cardboard coffins and wearing “Day of the Dead” masks, pro-immigrant groups led by the New Sanctuary Movement marched on Philadelphia City Hall and the District Attorney’s Office on Monday, seeking to end the contracts that govern cooperation between local police and the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.
Challenges to Law Enforcement Collaboration by Immigration Activists
Lily Jamali reports for PRI’s The World from New York on challenges by immigration activists to local-federal law enforcement collaboration on immigration enforcement. The challenges have been spurred further by the new law on immigration passed by Arizona recently.
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