Sanctuary city

King County Executive Dow Constantine speaks during a vigil in honor of an immigrant from India who was shot and killed in Kansas, in Bellevue, Washington, on March 5, 2017.

DOJ can’t ‘intimidate us,’ says Washington county sued over sanctuary policy

February 11, 2020Trump administration

Attorney General William Barr has announced new lawsuits this week against California, New Jersey and King County in Washington. All three places have sought to offer immigrants some protection against what they view as overzealous federal immigration enforcement.

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