After calling for a ban on sanctuary cities in 2007, 's current position is unclear, as the Obama administration's legacy on immigration becomes a pressure point for the former vice president in the Democratic presidential primary.
The Biden campaign did not respond to several follow-up questions from The Hill about whether he supports any enforcement efforts designed to ensure cooperation between local and federal officials in sanctuary cities.
Biden has tied himself closely to former President Obama, bringing renewed scrutiny on their administration's posture toward sanctuary cities.
The sanctuary cities movement flourished during the Obama-Biden years, in part as a reaction to the administration's record deportations, which earned Obama the derisive nickname of "Deporter in chief" from immigration activists.
As recently as 2016, the Obama administration angered immigrant advocates by circumventing sanctuary cities through a change in federal policy that required the Bureau of Prisons to turn prisoners over to immigration officials for deportation, rather than returning them to local authorities.
Sanctuary cities are back in the spotlight under Trump, who has repeatedly threatened to withhold federal funds from cities that fail to cooperate with federal immigration officials.
"The radical Democrats even support deadly sanctuary cities which release dangerous criminals onto our streets, sanctuary cities."
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/456638-biden-once-called-for-a-ban-on-sanctuary-cities-where-does-he-stand-now
The Biden campaign did not respond to several follow-up questions from The Hill about whether he supports any enforcement efforts designed to ensure cooperation between local and federal officials in sanctuary cities.
Biden has tied himself closely to former President Obama, bringing renewed scrutiny on their administration's posture toward sanctuary cities.
The sanctuary cities movement flourished during the Obama-Biden years, in part as a reaction to the administration's record deportations, which earned Obama the derisive nickname of "Deporter in chief" from immigration activists.
As recently as 2016, the Obama administration angered immigrant advocates by circumventing sanctuary cities through a change in federal policy that required the Bureau of Prisons to turn prisoners over to immigration officials for deportation, rather than returning them to local authorities.
Sanctuary cities are back in the spotlight under Trump, who has repeatedly threatened to withhold federal funds from cities that fail to cooperate with federal immigration officials.
"The radical Democrats even support deadly sanctuary cities which release dangerous criminals onto our streets, sanctuary cities."
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/456638-biden-once-called-for-a-ban-on-sanctuary-cities-where-does-he-stand-now
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