Sanctuary cities (California)

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San Jose mayor, police chief urge county to change sanctuary city policy
ByMichael Armstrong November 30, 2020

Fernando Jesus Lopez, a suspect in a stabbing spree that killed two, had been deported 3 times. San Jose officials have pushed for a change to Santa Clara County’s sanctuary city policy after learning that a suspect in a stabbing spree was undocumented and had been deported multiple times, according to reports. Mayor Sam Liccardo and Police Chief Eddie…

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Jerry Brown Pardons 5 Ex-Convicts Facing Deportation, Provoking Trump
ByMichael Armstrong March 31, 2018April 1, 2018

Gov. Jerry Brown of California pardoned five ex-convicts, including two whose families had fled the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia decades ago. President Trump criticized the move on Twitter on Saturday.CreditRich Pedroncelli/Associated Press Gov. Jerry Brown of California on Friday pardoned five ex-convicts facing possible deportation, drawing criticism from President Trump and heightening continued tensions…

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