A bill that would target jurisdictions that enact sanctuary policies is moving through Pennsylvania’s state Senate. The bill is similar to Sen. Vitter’s Stop Sanctuary Cities Act that was blocked in the Senate in July.
The Pennsylvania bill would prohibit towns that fail to cooperate with federal immigration agents from receiving state law enforcement grants. The bill would also allow towns to be sued for releasing an individual on detainer who later commits another crime.
The bill was approved by the Senate Local Government Committee and will now head to the chamber's Appropriations Committee for a vote.
“If a suspect is arrested for a crime, held in custody and a request is made by (ICE) to detain the incarcerated suspect, then local authorities should be encouraged to collaborate with their federal counterparts to ensure a potentially dangerous criminal is not turned back to the streets,” said State Sen. John Yudichack (D-Pa.) who supports the bill.
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