Meaning of sanctuary city | Babel Free

Definitions

A city that allows undocumented immigrants to live and work without being arrested and deported by local authorities.

Canada, US

Equivalents

Examples

“Regardless of any immediate connections Koch's directive might have⟳ had to sanctuary during the 1980s, by the time Congressional representatives were discussing the 1996 immigration reforms, New York City was coming up in policy debates as an example of a sanctuary city that should be targeted for sanctions.”

“The president is upset⟳ with congressional leaders for slow-rolling his core campaign promise⟳, and for failing to defund sanctuary cities in their spending bill.”

“Since the late 19th century, when Jane Addams established Hull-House, a social settlement that drew migrants, Chicago has seen itself as an entry point⟳ for newcomers, a sanctuary city that welcomes people from the outside.”

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