A package of bills that would eliminate the sanctuary policies of an estimated 20 communities across Michigan has cleared the Michigan House Oversight Committee and is headed for a vote in the Republican-controlled state House of Representatives.
The bills are HB 4338, 4339, and 4342.
The 20 local governments have adopted, to some degree, policies of non-cooperation with federal immigration authorities when it comes to illegal immigration. Michigan is not a sanctuary state but has allowed individual municipalities to make their own decisions on the subject.
A sanctuary community seeks to prevent harassment, discrimination, and deportation for illegal immigrants, while ensuring their access to health care, education, legal aid, and language classes, according to an online guide published by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services….