Are sanctuary policing policies no more than a public relations facade?

By: , The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: December 8, 2025

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Last Updated: 1 month ago

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In early 2025, in an effort to facilitate its deportation goals, the Trump administration entered into hundreds of agreements with local police departments to essentially deputize them to act as federal immigration agents.

The bulk of these agreements were signed in Republican strongholds such as Texas and Florida, places where the immigration policies of state leaders aligned with those of the Trump administration.

But as Trump ramped up his deportation efforts …

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