"The big picture: Homeland Security officials started broadcasting a plan to target sanctuary jurisdictions from the start of President Trump's second term. This has put local leaders - because of the law, past litigation and public sentiment - directly at odds with Trump's mass deportation campaign. Driving the news: Homeland Security officials are getting a cold shoulder from local leaders as they decamp to New Orleans for "Operation Catahoula Crunch.""
""To be in the country undocumented is civil issue. We will not enforce civil law," said New Orleans Police Department superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick at a recent press conference. The local sheriff's office won't allow ICE into its jails to make arrests or use the space for detention, because of a consent decree from a case that started in 2011 and is still being litigated."
Homeland Security announced plans to target sanctuary jurisdictions, prompting federal operations such as Operation Catahoula Crunch. Local officials in New Orleans, Minneapolis, Chicago, Newark and other cities have implemented measures to resist federal immigration enforcement. Police chiefs and mayors stated that civil immigration status will not be enforced by local law enforcement and issued bans on use of city-owned spaces for immigration operations. Some jurisdictions cited consent decrees or ongoing litigation to bar ICE access to jails. Cities also launched portals and guidance for residents and businesses to document or deter federal enforcement actions.
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