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THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA v. SESSIONS
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June 29, 2018
ICE Must Get Warrants, Pa. Judge Says In Sanctuary City Suit
A Pennsylvania federal judge said Thursday that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement needs a court order to transfer a "criminal alien" to a federal detention center after the immigrant is released from city custody in Philadelphia, diving into a key issue at the core of the national debate on sanctuary city policies.
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June 06, 2018
Philly Lands Win In DOJ Immigration Fight Over Grant Funds
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Wednesday sided with the city of Philadelphia in its bid to keep U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions from withholding critical federal funding unless the city agreed to cooperate with immigration officials.
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April 25, 2018
Trump's Remarks Can Be Used In Philly's Sanctuary City Row
A Pennsylvania federal judge said on Tuesday that certain incendiary remarks from President Donald Trump about immigrants would be factored into his thinking in an upcoming trial challenging the administration's threat to revoke funding from the city of Philadelphia over its refusal to cooperate fully with immigration officials.
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March 14, 2018
Feds Can't Duck Philly's Suit Over Sanctuary City Funds
The city of Philadelphia can continue its fight against the Trump administration's efforts to cut off federal public safety funding for so-called sanctuary cities after a Pennsylvania federal judge declined Attorney General Jeff Sessions' bid to toss the city's suit, saying that it sufficiently claims the new rules are arbitrary.
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November 15, 2017
Feds Can't Deny Cash To Philly Over 'Sanctuary' Policy
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Wednesday temporarily barred the Trump administration from rejecting Philadelphia's bid for a federal policing grant based on the city's "sanctuary city" policy toward unauthorized immigrants.
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November 02, 2017
Philly Follows Immig. Law, Judge Hints In Sanctuary City Suit
A Pennsylvania federal judge suggested at a hearing Thursday that Philadelphia was largely in compliance with a disputed requirement the city follow U.S. immigration law in order to qualify for an annual policing grant from the U.S. Department of Justice.
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October 26, 2017
Top Philly Cop Says Sanctuary City Rules May Hurt Policing
Philadelphia's top cop told a judge during a hearing on Thursday that efforts to force enhanced cooperation between local police and federal immigration authorities through new conditions on grant funding threatened to intimidate crime victims and witnesses out of sharing information with law enforcement.
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August 30, 2017
Philly Sues AG Over Withholding Funds To Sanctuary Cities
Philadelphia has joined the fight against the Trump administration's efforts to cut off federal public safety funding for so-called sanctuary cities, filing a federal suit Wednesday that claims the new rules established by Attorney General Jeff Sessions overstep his authority.