Mijente has issued a timely new report, “Expanding Sanctuary: What makes a city a sanctuary now?” which can be freely downloaded on their website. The report includes a history of sanctuary and a clear list of policy priorities.
In a country where over-policing results in 1 in 3 people being arrested at least once by the age of 23, during a time when evolving technology places fingerprint scanners in the palm of every law enforcement officers’ hand, and as we anticipate growth in federal agents active in our cities, sanctuary in practice, and as a movement, must evolve.