{"id":79240,"date":"2017-03-28T09:16:52","date_gmt":"2017-03-28T13:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=79240"},"modified":"2017-03-27T19:18:35","modified_gmt":"2017-03-27T23:18:35","slug":"schneiderman-issues-statement-on-sanctuary-jurisdictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=79240","title":{"rendered":"Schneiderman issues statement on sanctuary jurisdictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?attachment_id=70131\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-70131\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-70131\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Attorny_General_Eric_T_Schneiderman.jpg?resize=260%2C221\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Attorny_General_Eric_T_Schneiderman.jpg?w=260&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Attorny_General_Eric_T_Schneiderman.jpg?resize=150%2C128&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/a><\/strong>Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman issued the following statement:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cDespite what Attorney General Sessions implied this afternoon, state and local governments and law enforcement have broad authority under the Constitution to not participate in federal immigration enforcement.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/links.govdelivery.com\/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcwMzI3LjcxNTg3NDkxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MDMyNy43MTU4NzQ5MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTEzNDQxJmVtYWlsaWQ9bWFyZ29AbTNwbWVkaWEuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1tYXJnb0BtM3BtZWRpYS5jb20mdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&amp;&amp;&amp;100&amp;&amp;&amp;https:\/\/ag.ny.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/guidance_and_supplement_final3.12.17.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/links.govdelivery.com:80\/track?type%3Dclick%26enid%3DZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcwMzI3LjcxNTg3NDkxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MDMyNy43MTU4NzQ5MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTEzNDQxJmVtYWlsaWQ9bWFyZ29AbTNwbWVkaWEuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1tYXJnb0BtM3BtZWRpYS5jb20mdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY%3D%26%26%26100%26%26%26https:\/\/ag.ny.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/guidance_and_supplement_final3.12.17.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1490736616099000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHb1Xe0qlUk9G1VCQBHZWuIx20ViQ\">As my office\u2019s legal guidance makes clear<\/a>, President Trump lacks the constitutional authority to broadly cut off funding to states and cities just because they have lawfully acted to protect immigrant families.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cPublic safety depends on trust between law enforcement and those they bravely serve; yet, again and again, President Trump\u2019s draconian policies only serve to undercut that trust.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cMy office will continue to ensure local governments have the tools they need to legally protect their immigrant communities \u2013 and we won\u2019t stop fighting to beat back President Trump\u2019s un-American immigration policies.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In January, Attorney General Schneiderman issued legal guidance for \u201csanctuary\u201d jurisdictions, providing them with the legal tools to protect their immigrant communities. Earlier this month,<a href=\"http:\/\/links.govdelivery.com\/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcwMzI3LjcxNTg3NDkxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MDMyNy43MTU4NzQ5MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTEzNDQxJmVtYWlsaWQ9bWFyZ29AbTNwbWVkaWEuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1tYXJnb0BtM3BtZWRpYS5jb20mdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&amp;&amp;&amp;101&amp;&amp;&amp;https:\/\/ag.ny.gov\/press-release\/ag-schneiderman-updates-legal-guidance-sanctuary-jurisdictions-making-clear-president\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/links.govdelivery.com:80\/track?type%3Dclick%26enid%3DZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcwMzI3LjcxNTg3NDkxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MDMyNy43MTU4NzQ5MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTEzNDQxJmVtYWlsaWQ9bWFyZ29AbTNwbWVkaWEuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1tYXJnb0BtM3BtZWRpYS5jb20mdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY%3D%26%26%26101%26%26%26https:\/\/ag.ny.gov\/press-release\/ag-schneiderman-updates-legal-guidance-sanctuary-jurisdictions-making-clear-president&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1490736616099000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH0biFudTCYiGtqtiopxaynOMOc0A\">OAG updated the guidance in light of President Trump\u2019s executive orders and DHS memos<\/a>, making clear the Trump administration\u2019s policies don\u2019t change local governments\u2019 right to protect their immigrant communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman issued the following statement: \u201cDespite what Attorney General Sessions implied this afternoon, state and local governments and law enforcement have broad authority under the Constitution to not participate in federal immigration enforcement. \u201cAs my office\u2019s legal guidance makes clear, President Trump lacks the constitutional authority to broadly cut off funding [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":70131,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23811,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-79240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","category-top-story"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p43meu-kC4","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Attorny_General_Eric_T_Schneiderman.jpg?fit=260%2C221&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=79240"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79240\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/70131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=79240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=79240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=79240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}