By — Erica R. Hendry Erica R. Hendry Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-sessions-addresses-sanctuary-city-policies-miami Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Sessions addresses sanctuary city policies in Miami Politics Aug 16, 2017 3:10 PM EDT Attorney General Jeff Sessions addressed sanctuary cities Wednesday in a speech at PortMiami, a seaport in Miami, Florida. Miami became a so-called sanctuary city in 2013, but the mayor reversed some of its policies after President Donald Trump instructed the government to withhold federal funds from cities who did not comply with federal immigration officials, the Miami Herald reported. He’s expected to “contrast Miami-Dade’s approach to ‘sanctuary policies’ with that of cities like Chicago, which are defying the Trump administration’s demand that local jails extend detentions of people suspected of immigration violations,” the Herald says. PBS NewsHour will update this story as more information becomes available. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Erica R. Hendry Erica R. Hendry Erica R. Hendry is the managing editor for digital at PBS NewsHour. @ericarhendry
Attorney General Jeff Sessions addressed sanctuary cities Wednesday in a speech at PortMiami, a seaport in Miami, Florida. Miami became a so-called sanctuary city in 2013, but the mayor reversed some of its policies after President Donald Trump instructed the government to withhold federal funds from cities who did not comply with federal immigration officials, the Miami Herald reported. He’s expected to “contrast Miami-Dade’s approach to ‘sanctuary policies’ with that of cities like Chicago, which are defying the Trump administration’s demand that local jails extend detentions of people suspected of immigration violations,” the Herald says. PBS NewsHour will update this story as more information becomes available. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now