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How ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Are Costing American Lives

How ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Are Costing American Lives
Activists push Los Angeles to become a sanctuary city and prohibit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement in front of City Hall in Los Angeles on March 7, 2023. Irfan Khan, Los Angeles Times/Getty Images
Simon Hankinson
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) asked police in Montgomery County, Maryland, 119 times this year to detain and hand over criminal aliens they had arrested, individuals whose records included “convictions for assault, robbery, illegal firearms, sex abuse of a minor, rape, and MS-13 gang membership,” former ICE official John Feere says.
Simon Hankinson
Simon Hankinson
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Simon Hankinson, a former foreign service officer with the State Department, is a senior research fellow in The Heritage Foundation's Border Security and Immigration Center.
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