
Immigration Enforcement: Mayor Says City Won’t Be ‘Bullied’
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Pushback to the president’s plans to beef up immigration enforcement in sanctuary cities.
President Donald Trump will deploy specialized U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement tactical units to nearly a dozen so-called sanctuary cities, including Chicago, according to The New York Times. How Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and others are responding.
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Immigration Enforcement: Mayor Says City Won’t Be ‘Bullied’
Clip: 2/17/2020 | 10m 37sVideo has Closed Captions
President Donald Trump will deploy specialized U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement tactical units to nearly a dozen so-called sanctuary cities, including Chicago, according to The New York Times. How Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and others are responding.
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