Sentences with phrase «federal immigration authorities because»

But DACA recipients, known as «Dreamers,» fear that, beyond losing their work permits and protections against deportation, they could be uniquely vulnerable to federal immigration authorities because of the information the Department of Homeland Security has collected from them.

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Furthermore, states can't give their police the authority to arrest immigrants without warrant for being removable, because that's giving them more power than federal immigration officers (who normally need a warrant), and undermines the fact that Congress normally requires a warrant before making those arrests (increasing federal discretion).

Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer: «If the federal government wants to wield its full authority on immigration, for example, it will be hard for states to object, because that's an area where the courts have said the government has a clear capacity under the Constitution to do what it wants.»

«The Trump administration does not have the authority to unilaterally transform state and local police into federal immigration agents — and they can not punish a locality simply because it won't comply,» said Attorney General Schneiderman.

Mayor Bill de Blasio has vowed that New York City will remain a sanctuary city — so called because NYC allows undocumented immigrants access to social services without having to reveal their status and refuses to cooperate with federal immigration authorities in deportation efforts.