/tags/sanctuary-cities Sanctuary Cities en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 15 Jun 2022 17:44:55 GMT /crime-justice/2022-06-15/counties-that-provided-sanctuary-to-undocumented-immigrants-saw-falling-crime-rates-study-finds The research showed that both property and violent crime decreased more in counties that adopted these polices than in nonsanctuary counties. Wed, 15 Jun 2022 17:44:55 GMT /crime-justice/2022-06-15/counties-that-provided-sanctuary-to-undocumented-immigrants-saw-falling-crime-rates-study-finds Sangita Menon /texas/2019-07-11/judge-dismisses-part-of-texas-sanctuary-city-lawsuit-against-san-antonio In a setback for the state in its first enforcement action under a controversial, anti-鈥渟anctuary cities鈥� law passed in 2017, a district judge in AG真人百家乐鈥� Thu, 11 Jul 2019 19:19:04 GMT /texas/2019-07-11/judge-dismisses-part-of-texas-sanctuary-city-lawsuit-against-san-antonio Emma Platoff | Texas Tribune /austin/2019-03-01/austin-police-shared-data-with-federal-immigration-officials-more-than-500-times-in-2018 The Austin Police Department released information to federal immigration officers 581 times in 2018 and asked one detained person about their immigration鈥� Fri, 01 Mar 2019 23:20:12 GMT /austin/2019-03-01/austin-police-shared-data-with-federal-immigration-officials-more-than-500-times-in-2018 Audrey McGlinchy /2018-11-01/oregon-voters-to-decide-fate-of-sanctuary-law A bipartisan sanctuary law that Oregon lawmakers passed easily in 1987 is now subject to a repeal vote. Thu, 01 Nov 2018 18:10:52 GMT /2018-11-01/oregon-voters-to-decide-fate-of-sanctuary-law Conrad Wilson /texas/2018-06-12/if-not-sanctuary-then-freedom-austin-considers-policing-changes-to-keep-people-out-of-jail From Texas Standard.The Austin City Council will vote this Thursday on a package of proposals designed to make the capital city Texas鈥� first 鈥渇reedom鈥� Tue, 12 Jun 2018 18:24:06 GMT /texas/2018-06-12/if-not-sanctuary-then-freedom-austin-considers-policing-changes-to-keep-people-out-of-jail Laura Rice /texas/2018-05-08/before-sb-4-travis-county-saw-texas-biggest-drop-off-in-immigration-detentions The AG真人百家乐 County Jail saw a drastic reduction in the number of undocumented immigrants it transferred into Immigrations Customs Enforcement custody in鈥� Tue, 08 May 2018 19:18:25 GMT /texas/2018-05-08/before-sb-4-travis-county-saw-texas-biggest-drop-off-in-immigration-detentions Andrew Weber /texas/2018-03-13/federal-appeals-courts-ruling-upholds-most-of-texas-sanctuary-cities-law A panel of three appellate judges ruled Tuesday that most of the state鈥檚 immigration enforcement legislation, Senate Bill 4, can remain in effect while鈥� Tue, 13 Mar 2018 22:37:30 GMT /texas/2018-03-13/federal-appeals-courts-ruling-upholds-most-of-texas-sanctuary-cities-law Julian Aguilar | Texas Tribune /texas/2018-01-25/george-fuller-disappointed-by-trumps-focus-on-democratic-mayors-meeting-boycott From Texas Standard:Several Democratic mayors, in Washington D.C. for the annual Conference of Mayors, chose to boycott a meeting with President Donald鈥� Thu, 25 Jan 2018 20:14:44 GMT /texas/2018-01-25/george-fuller-disappointed-by-trumps-focus-on-democratic-mayors-meeting-boycott Jill Ament, Alexandra Hart /austin/2017-12-26/our-favorite-kut-stories-of-2017 As the year comes to a close, we're looking back at the stories that defined 2017.In the Texas Legislature, there were fights: over the so-called bathroom鈥� Tue, 26 Dec 2017 14:02:16 GMT /austin/2017-12-26/our-favorite-kut-stories-of-2017 Stephanie Federico /texas/2017-10-20/ag-sessions-calls-outcome-of-texas-sanctuary-cities-case-vital-to-the-nation U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday commended Texas lawmakers for taking a "leadership role" in fighting jurisdictions that oppose President鈥� Fri, 20 Oct 2017 21:55:27 GMT /texas/2017-10-20/ag-sessions-calls-outcome-of-texas-sanctuary-cities-case-vital-to-the-nation Stephanie Federico