Sanctuary states vs. detention: the true map of ICE's immigration power in the United States
When discussing immigration in the United States, the debate often falls into two camps: on one side are the so-called 'sanctuary states,' which limit the collaboration of local police with federal immigration authorities such as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and on the other side are the non-sanctuary states, which actively cooperate with the central government to detain and hand over immigrants. However, if we examine immigration detention data nationwide, the picture becomes much more complex. According to official ICE …