Professor Jenny Breen recently spoke with The Daily Orange on the legal issues around sanctuary cities or jurisdictions and federal immigration law.
According to Breen, sanctuary cities are cities, counties, and states that refuse to enforce federal immigration policies on behalf of the federal government.
Breen said these “sanctuary jurisdictions” are legal under the 10th Amendment, which recognizes states and cities as sovereign entities from the federal government. She said the government cannot “co-opt” cities into doing its work.