Sanctuary Jurisdictions: Congressional Action and President Trump's Interior Enforcement Executive Order

Kandel, William A.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Executive orders;    Presidential powers;    Immigration law;   

RP-ID  :  IN10653
RP-ID  :  IN10653_2017Feb15

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses President Trump's executive order (EO) "Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States" issued on January 25, 2017, which seeks, among other things, to penalize "sanctuary jurisdictions." The term refers to states and localities that limit their cooperation with federal agencies on immigration law enforcement.