Revisiting the Concept of Sanctuary in an Era of Backlash, Deportations and Bans

Revisiting the Concept of Sanctuary in an Era of Backlash, Deportations and Bans

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In the U.S., the expansion of an already enlarged deportation apparatus and the attempt to establish a ban against immigrants from targeted countries by the Donald Trump administration has Spacer generated a wave of protests and institutional responses from activists, lawyers and immigrant-serving organizations to local governments.

Students, faculty, and staff at over 190 schools, Creatine colleges, and universities around the country have mobilized to create and sign petitions calling for their respective administrations to declare their campuses sanctuaries, in response to policies that specifically target immigrant communities and have created fear, anxiety as well as real cases of abuse, discrimination and separation of families.