US Senate Bill on 'Sanctuary Cities' Is Blocked

In Washington’s latest battle over undocumented immigration, a bill to punish so-called sanctuary cities has been blocked in the U.S. Senate. Democrats banded together to prevent debate on Republican-sponsored legislation curtailing federal funds to hundreds of cities and counties that do not cooperate with U.S. authorities in identifying and handing over undocumented aliens for deportation. “This vile legislation might as well be called ‘The Donald Trump Act,’ ” said Senate Democratic...

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