Sanctuary City

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:public_policy
gptkbp:adoptedBy 1980s
gptkbp:alternativeName Safe City
gptkbp:controversy Public safety debates
Federal funding threats
gptkbp:defines A city that limits its cooperation with the national government's effort to enforce immigration law.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sanctuary City
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Tenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Chicago
gptkb:Los_Angeles
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkb:San_Francisco
gptkb:Seattle
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:U.S._Immigration_and_Customs_Enforcement
gptkbp:policy Local government policy
gptkbp:purpose To protect undocumented immigrants from deportation or prosecution for violating federal immigration laws.
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:United_States
Law enforcement
Immigration
gptkbp:supportedBy Immigrant rights organizations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Martyna_Majok
gptkb:Mara_Isaacs
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7