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New York is a "sanctuary city.".(The Week)(Brief article)

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New York is a "sanctuary city." Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Executive Order 41 forbids city employees from reporting an illegal immigrant to federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents unless the immigrant has committed other crimes. So Palestinian Waheed Saleh, an illegal immigrant, has filed a complaint against a New York City police officer for reporting him to the feds. Mr. Saleh, who drives an unlicensed cab, seems to have a short fuse: Police have broken up at least two fights ...

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