Judge allows Boston's sanctuary policy to stand
A federal judge upheld Boston's sanctuary policy, which restricts city authorities from notifying ICE about the release of deportation targets. Judge Leo Sorokin ruled that the policy does not conflict with federal law, specifically Section 1373, which pertains to sharing citizenship information. This decision adds to a series of legal setbacks for the Justice Department regarding sanctuary policies across various states.
- ▪Judge Leo Sorokin ruled that Boston's sanctuary policy does not interfere with federal law.
- ▪The Trust Act restricts sharing information about release times and personal identifying information.
- ▪The Justice Department has faced multiple legal defeats in challenging sanctuary policies in various states.
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A federal judge ruled Thursday that Boston’s sanctuary policy forbidding city authorities from letting ICE know when deportation targets are about to be released from local custody does not interfere with federal law. Judge Leo Sorokin, an Obama appointee to the court in Massachusetts, said federal law orders states not to block sharing of information about citizenship. But it says nothing about matters such as release times, and Boston’s Trust Act doesn’t run counter to Section 1373, the section of federal law that requires sharing citizenship and immigration status. “The information whose sharing the Trust Act restricts (namely, release date and time and limited personally identifying information) falls squarely outside the ambit of section 1373,” the judge wrote.
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