Thursday, August 3, 2017

The Latest: Baltimore police won't enforce immigration laws

August 03, 2017 at 02:55PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on a letter from the Justice Department threatening to keep federal crime-fighting resources from cities that don't cooperate with federal immigration authorities: (all times local):

3:30 p.m.

Baltimore officials say police won't enforce immigration laws despite Attorney General Jeff Sessions' threat to withhold federal funding for crime fighting unless they agree to cooperate.

Commissioner Kevin Davis said in a statement Thursday that Baltimore "is a welcoming city" and while his officers will honor arrest warrants issued by federal agents, they don't "ask people questions about their immigration status.

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