The Daily Caller – Study: Sanctuary Policies Protect Illegals from Terror-Sponsored States

IRLI In The News

May 14, 2019

By Jason Hopkins

Sanctuary city policies have repeatedly prevented the deportation of illegal immigrants from countries the State Department has designated as state sponsors of terrorism, a new study found.“

For a 27-month period ending on December 31, 2017, law enforcement agencies and jails refused to honor 44 immigration holds on citizens from countries the United States has designated as state sponsors of terrorism,” concluded an Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) study released on May 9. Read the full story at The Daily Caller.

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