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Obama Administration Sanctuary City Policy

The Obama administration's policy on sanctuary cities, including the shift from Secure Communities to the Priority Enforcement Program and the lack of a formal definition of 'sanctuary cities'.

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How did the Obama administration define sanctuary cities?

The Obama administration never produced a single, formal legal definition of “sanctuary cities”; instead it moved federal practice away from blanket local collaboration with immigration detainers towa...