New York City is a sanctuary city, meaning that the NYPD and other public agencies do not inquire about a person's legal status during normal interactions, and do not honor federal requests that it detain nonviolent offenders. (observer.com)
He cited cases in Oregon and California in which illegal immigrants were charged with committing violent crimes after being arrested for relatively minor offenses by local police and then released, despite federal requests to keep them in custody. (businessinsider.com)
The New York City Police Department is refusing to comply with federal requests to detain undocumented immigrants. (nystateofpolitics.com)