County Pushes Back on Pennsylvania City Offering Sanctuary to Illegal Immigrants
Published on March 19, 2024
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, is about to pass a resolution declaring it is not a sanctuary county for illegal immigrants. The move comes in opposition of the recently passed Trust Act by the city council of Lancaster city, which is located within the county. The Trust Act instructs police to no longer cooperate with federal immigration enforcement operations when working with illegal immigrants. City workers may not ask about immigration status and must hide that status from others if they learn of it. Lancaster police generally will not be allowed to engage with agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement(ICE), the Department of Homeland Security, or the U.S. Department of Justice for matters involving illegal immigrants....