In 2017, the Merced County city of Livingston made headlines for becoming the Valley’s first sanctuary city. Efforts to push for sanctuary protections have failed in cities like Fresno and Mendota. Sacramento became one of the first sanctuary cities in the country in 1985.

San Francisco leaders reaffirmed its status as a sanctuary city on Tuesday as the Trump administration vows to make good on campaign promises for increased immigration enforcement.

The city has been singled out as one of the nation’s four most problematic sanctuary cities and Mayor Michelle Wu has been asked to testify about its “sanctuary policies” at a public hearing next month,

New York political leaders are split over the recent increase in ICE deportation operations, with Republicans praising the crackdown and Democrats stressing authorities respect “sanctuary" policies.

“Declaring Olympia a sanctuary city means recognizing the inherent worth and equal rights of LGBTQIA2S+ people, and demonstrating a commitment to protecting and advocating for individuals by rejecting policies and actions that promote discrimination, harm and inequity,” she said.

As President Donald Trump takes action on immigration and deportations, Republicans in New Hampshire are proposing their own slew of laws.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu was one of four mayors called before the House's Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to testify on their status as sanctuary cities.

Despite not initially being on the agenda, the idea of becoming a “sanctuary city” was a key topic at Tuesday night’s Grand Rapids City Commission meeting.

Duggan said previously that being a “welcoming city” does not equal being a sanctuary refuge for illegal immigrants.”

City leaders celebrated the grand opening of Fifth City Commons, a new affordable housing community on Chicago's West Side.

The state Senate advanced two of Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s priority causes Thursday: a ban on so-called sanctuary city policies and a dramatic increase in prison time for those convicted of