'Surprised': Madera says it's not a sanctuary city after Homeland Security claims it is

MADERA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The City of Madera has joined the City of Fresno successful refuting claims made by the national Department of Homeland Security that it is besides a sanctuary jurisdiction.

In a connection to YourCentralValley.com, the City of Madera said it was "surprised" to spot its sanction connected a list entitled "Sanctuary Jurisdictions Defying Federal Immigration Law" published by Homeland Security. The City of Fresno, which was connected the database arsenic well, has besides clarified that it is not a sanctuary metropolis either.

The list published by the department includes much than 500 jurisdictions arsenic portion of the enforcement bid “Protecting American Communities from Criminal Aliens,” which, according to national officials, are sanctuary jurisdictions that are “deliberately and shamefully obstructing the enforcement of national migration laws endangering American communities.”

"At nary constituent has the City of Madera declared itself a sanctuary city, and it remains compliant with national law," wrote metropolis officials successful a statement.

In the connection sent Friday, the City of Madera said that the City Council responded to assemblage concerns earlier this twelvemonth by directing unit to reappraisal existent policies, ensuring consistency with existing law, and subsequently adopting a solution affirming the sovereignty of the law.

The solution made wide that the instrumentality applies to each members of the community, and that the intent of section instrumentality enforcement is to support the assemblage from crime. It besides recognized the value of integrating migrant communities, and the content that a assemblage is strongest erstwhile everyone feels invited and safe.

The solution expressed the City’s intent to dainty each individuals equally—regardless of color, religion, sex, intersexual orientation, marital status, migration status, nationalist origin, race, ethnicity, oregon English proficiency—as authorized by law.

That solution ended with the City of Madera declaring itself a welcoming city - but not a sanctuary metropolis (the favoritism being that a sanctuary city has policies limiting practice with national migration officials; a welcoming metropolis focuses much connected creating inclusive policies).

The City of Madera added that its unit "seek answers from DHS" astir however this designation was determined.