http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/sanctuary/ en-us Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:07:49 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407916/posts Faced with persistent questions from a leading Republican senator, Stephanie Villafuerte on Monday withdrew her name from consideration to become Colorado's next U.S. attorney...two days after Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama, the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, asked that consideration of her nomination be delayed because her record is "incomplete." The controversy has its roots in a 2002 plea deal extended by the office of then-Denver District Attorney Ritter. Walter Noel Ramo, a small- time heroin dealer and illegal immigrant with multiple aliases, was permitted to plead guilty to the manufactured charge of agricultural trespass, rather than a... Denver Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407916/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:07:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400734/posts Tucson, Ariz. (AP) -- A judge has threatened to sentence an Arizona man to 25 days in prison for leaving jugs of water in the desert for illegal immigrants. A federal jury in June convicted Walt Staton of Tucson of littering in the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge. . . . Staton is a member of the group No More Deaths, which supports humanitarian aid along the border. He was scheduled to be re-sentenced Friday after he told a U.S. magistrate last month that he objected to the court's punishment on moral and legal grounds. AP via SFGate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400734/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 03:13:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384727/posts San Francisco board overrides mayor's veto of sanctuary expansion It upholds an ordinance barring local authorities from turning juvenile illegal immigrants over to the federal government unless guilty of a felony. By Maria L. La Ganga November 11, 2009 Reporting from San Francisco The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to override a recent veto by Mayor Gavin Newsom and expand the city's controversial sanctuary policy. The board was greeted by raucous applause after it voted 8 to 3 to uphold a recent ordinance that would bar local authorities from handing juvenile illegal immigrants over to the federal government... LAT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384727/posts#comment Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:54:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2368974/posts The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to bar law enforcement officials from handing juvenile illegal immigrants over to the federal government unless they have been convicted of a felony. Twenty years ago, San Francisco enacted a "sanctuary city" ordinance requiring, in part, that local agencies not consider immigration status when dealing with young offenders. But Mayor Gavin Newsom changed the policy in the summer of 2008, after published reports revealed that the ordinance was protecting young undocumented offenders from deportation. Afterward, all juvenile illegal immigrants charged with felonies were referred to federal officials. The June 2008 shooting deaths... LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2368974/posts#comment Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:35:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2367652/posts The San Francisco Board of Supervisors took the first step yesterday to prohibit the reporting youths accused of drug crimes to Federal immigration authorities. The measure, will pass next week, will be vetoed by Mayor Newsom, and be overridden by the Board, is packed with intriguing politics. First, from my debate on PBS’s KQED-FM, with the supervisor who has led the fight for the measure, Supervisor David Campos, I believe he is sincere in his concern for the “children”. as he calls them. He himself was an illegal entrant at the age of 14, and went on to earn a... Examiner.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2367652/posts#comment Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:29:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364211/posts ISLAMABAD – The Pakistani military is setting its sights on the Taliban's remote sanctuary after nearly two weeks of big bombings across the country, as hundreds flee the Afghan border region each day before what promises to be the army's riskiest offensive yet. With the first snows of winter less than two months away, the army has limited time to mount a major ground attack. The U.S. is racing to send in night vision goggles and other equipment. The Pakistani military insists it's sealing off supply and escape routes, forcing the militants to rely on goat paths. The army has... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364211/posts#comment Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:04:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2356155/posts There's still no love lost between Supervisor Chris Daly and Mayor Gavin Newsom. Daly, making a guest appearance Monday at the Board of Supervisors' public safety committee to support Supervisor David Campos' amendment to the city's sanctuary ordinance, said Newsom should be "held accountable" for releasing a confidential legal memo that said Campos' amendment violated federal law and would invite a legal challenge to the entire sanctuary policy. Daly downplayed the memo, saying it outlines a worst-case scenario and "exaggerates the legal risk involved." But he also said Newsom had provided a road map to anyone looking to challenge the... SFGate: City Insider http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2356155/posts#comment Tue, 6 Oct 2009 19:58:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2318977/posts A San Francisco supervisor's proposed legislation would make it more difficult for officials to hand over undocumented youths suspected of crimes to federal immigration authorities, a policy that, if approved, could have far-reaching impacts. The proposed law would require that juvenile suspects be convicted of a felony before San Francisco officials contact federal immigration authorities - unless the suspect is charged as an adult. Currently, immigration authorities are contacted at the time of a felony arrest - a change implemented last year by Mayor Gavin Newsom after the city's sanctuary city policy made national headlines. Newsom's change angered many in... SFGate.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2318977/posts#comment Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:13:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2316459/posts SAN FRANCISCO -- The family of a father and two sons who were gunned down on a San Francisco street last year has failed to convince a federal judge that the city violated the victims' constitutional rights by shielding their alleged murderer from deportation. But a lawyer for Tony Bologna's widow and daughter said he'll return to a state court with claims that San Francisco acted negligently by not notifying federal authorities of Edwin Ramos' immigration status when police arrested him in separate incidents in 2003 and 2004. The city's lawyer said he'll seek dismissal of those claims as... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2316459/posts#comment Sat, 15 Aug 2009 02:33:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2293791/posts KLBJ-AM's Don Pryor (son of Cactus Pryor) and Todd Jeffries have been suspended from their weekday show without pay for two weeks after the repeated use of an ethnic slur during an on-air discussion Tuesday, station management announced Wednesday. The suspensions were effective immediately. Austin American Statesman http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2293791/posts#comment Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:47:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281828/posts   Third Officer Shot By Illegal Alien In Sancutary City Last Updated: Mon, 06/29/2009 - 3:52pmA third law enforcement officer in one of the nation’s biggest sanctuary cities has been shot by an illegal immigrant who was protected by a don’t-ask-don’t-tell immigration policy during previous police encounters.The Houston Police Department’s longtime rule prohibiting officers from questioning suspects about immigration status has cost the department dearly in the last few years. Two officers have been murdered and one shot in the face by illegal immigrants with previous records. The latest shooting occurred just last week when an illegal alien from Mexico killed... JudicialWatch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281828/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:05:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279167/posts The problem isn't that San Francisco lacks good ideas. It is that it takes them too far. In a period of 20 years, we went from a reasonable sanctuary policy that shielded political exiles who were here illegally to District Attorney Kamala Harris justifying letting first-time drug offenders clear their convictions even though they were illegal immigrants and subject to deportation. But here's the question: Why didn't anyone see this coming? Wasn't the uproar a year ago enough to get everyone's attention? Last year, The Chronicle's Jaxon VanDerbeken revealed that the city had been transporting convicted juvenile crack dealers back... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279167/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:46:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277691/posts D.A.'s office let illegal immigrants go Jaxon Van Derbeken, Chronicle Staff Writer Tuesday, June 23, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris' office on Monday defended allowing about a half dozen first-time drug offenders to clear their records by going through a job-training program, even after prosecutors learned they were deportable as undocumented immigrants. But Harris' aides said they have since made changes in the program that would prevent a recurrence of instances in which illegal immigrants got their criminal records cleared by going through the Back on Track jobs program, which trains offenders for jobs that... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277691/posts#comment Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:14:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276055/posts Whenever a dictatorship is near falling there are only a few limited options for the dictator: 1. Institute a brutal crackdown, and murder a substantial fraction of your subjects in hopes that the survivors will be cowed into submission. 2. Die. Usually in a very unpleasant and humiliating fashion. 3. Seek sanctuary in another country. Even the likes of self-admitted cannibal Idi Amin was able to find a country that would accept him. Should the mad mullahs of Iran be backed into a corner they will turn even more vicious. Sun Tzu recognized that putting an enemy in this position... me http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276055/posts#comment Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:08:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2264180/posts As we saw this morning, American citizens are not faring too well in the era of the Eric Holder Justice Department. But aliens — especially those who are illegally in our country, or who commit crimes in our country — continue to thrive. The Legal Times is reporting that Attorney General Holder has reversed the ruling by Attorney General Mukasey that aliens in immigration removal proceedings have no right to effective assistance of counsel. As Mukasey explained back in January, in a well-reasoned 34-page opinion which carefully analyzed the pertinent law, the Sixth Amendment right to counsel applies only to... NRO The Corner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2264180/posts#comment Wed, 3 Jun 2009 23:14:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2250940/posts Rangel-Ochoa, whom police arrested after he was treated for his injuries, remained in jail today, accused of driving with a suspended license. He is not in the U.S. legally, according to police; they did not know his country of origin. Authorities said Rangel-Ochoa's license had been suspended and revoked numerous times for offenses ranging from failure to complete driver improvement classes to driving under the influence. In 2003 his driver's license was revoked for 15 years following a conviction for third-offense DUI. He now will face a charge of misdemeanor motor vehicle homicide, Sgt. Doug Klein said in a police... Omaha World Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2250940/posts#comment Thu, 14 May 2009 17:32:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2238024/posts So what did President Obama get in return for the most sweeping shift in US policy toward Cuba in nearly half a century? A public kick in the pants from Fidel Castro. The ailing despot left no doubt about who runs things in Havana -- and it isn't his brother, Raul, Cuba's president. After Raul declared he was "willing" to discuss issues like human rights and political prisoners with Obama, Fidel responded with an essay on a state-controlled Web site that said, essentially, not so fast. And, he predicted, Obama will wind up on the "path [to] sure failure, like... NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2238024/posts#comment Sun, 26 Apr 2009 10:42:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2216839/posts Dallas Morning News columnist Rod Dreher may have to fly to Costa Rica if he wants to see some of his friends. In one of his recent blogs, Dreher told of multiple people discussing potential moves to Costa Rica if things go downhill. These aren’t people who are eager to join Paulville. Rather, these are normal, middle-class conservatives who are considering moving to Costa Rica if the country goes downhill under President Obama. One of the commenters on Dreher’s blog asked if this was not unlike liberals throwing a fit in 2004 and threatening to leave if Bush won. Not... Pajamas Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2216839/posts#comment Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:49:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2194513/posts Margaret Rains and Haley Tepe were sitting down to enjoy ice cream at a Baskin-Robbins in Aurora, Colo., when a sport utility vehicle driven by an illegal immigrant sent two cars plowing into the shop, leaving three dead and the two women injured. Now the women are taking action against the city of Denver, arguing that its sanctuary-city policy contributed to the Sept. 4 crash. The driver, 23-year-old Francis Hernandez, had been arrested numerous times by Denver police, but was never reported to federal immigration authorities. "Despite these numerous arrests and the readily ascertainable illegal-immigrant status of Mr. Hernandez, at... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2194513/posts#comment Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:48:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2184421/posts WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2009 – Whether it’s sitting around a campfire roasting marshmallows in the winter or standing in the middle of a creek fishing during the summer, a Colorado troop-support group is promising a week-long retreat full of fun and relaxation for 80 deserving military families this year. Project Sanctuary will give the military families a five-night, all-expenses-paid, therapeutic retreat in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. The retreats will be co-hosted by the YMCA of the Rockies at the Snow Mountain Ranch near Winter Park, Colo. “The stress on military families is enormous,” Kristi Kinnison, director of development at... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2184421/posts#comment Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:28:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2165828/posts Hundreds wait for hours to buy S.F. ID card Hundreds of people stood in line for hours at San Francisco City Hall on Thursday to be among the first in the nation to receive municipal identification cards (regardless of their immigration status.) The cards, also available in New Haven, Conn., and being considered in other cities, have sparked fury among advocates of stricter immigration laws. They argue cities have no business declaring people residents if they are not in the country legally. But San Francisco officials and recipients of the cards hailed the new program as a way to connect... sfgate.com/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2165828/posts#comment Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:12:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2152671/posts City officials are finally admitting what others have been saying for years: San Francisco is attracting huge numbers of homeless people from all over. Thousands of transient people, arriving from other counties, states and even countries, are overwhelming the city's homeless system. Facing a crippling budget shortfall, officials at San Francisco's homeless agencies are proposing a radical idea - take care of the city's own first, and require newcomers to show proof of residency for aid."If a homeless family living in San Francisco doesn't get shelter, and somebody just off the bus does, it doesn't seem fair," said Trent Rhorer,... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2152671/posts#comment Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:07:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2149963/posts OBERLIN — Several members of City Council said Monday night they want to amend a proposal to make Oberlin Ohio’s first “sanctuary city” for illegal immigrants. The issue passed 6-to-1 on the first of three readings, but it could be amended before a final vote.".... The Chronicle Telegram http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2149963/posts#comment Wed, 17 Dec 2008 02:31:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2142616/posts Still seeking to out lib the liberal Mecca’s of San Francisco and Seattle, Portland, Oregon is home to a class of professional protesters who live only to protest. Nothing energizes these moonbats more than the United States defending itself or fighting those who seek our total destruction. It should come as no surprise that once again, the malcontents that have infested Portland are seeking to make Portland a Sanctuary City where those who desert the obligation they volunteered for in our Military can come to when they need a safe place to live. The anti-war ilk in Portland desire the... Right In A Left World http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2142616/posts#comment Thu, 4 Dec 2008 07:11:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2135944/posts On November 5th of this year, Bishop Anthony B. Taylor of Little Rock introduced a pastoral letter titled “I Was a Stranger and You Welcomed Me…” to the Catholic Church and to the public. In a public statement announcing the letter, Bishop Anthony B. Taylor claims that “being able to immigrate to another country is an intrinsic human right”. Bishop Taylor also states that “We do support them being here illegally. They have a right to be here.” The Pastoral Letter is designed to indoctrinate Christians into supporting illegal immigration. KeepArkansasLegal believes that churches of all dominations can help any... KeepArkansasLegal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2135944/posts#comment Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:40:54 GMT