Undocumented woman who gave birth seven hours after crossing into the U.S. The baby is a U.S. citizen, she is not.The Tucson City Council was scheduled Tuesday evening to join three dozen other cities across the country in declaring the city immigrant friendly.
The council was expected to stop short of calling Tucson a sanctuary, something that has been a hot-button issue in politics this year, with Republicans led by President-elect Donald Trump saying they would find ways to punish sanctuary cities.
The council will consider a resolution that says immigration enforcement should be a federal matter, not local. The resolution says local law enforcement should focus on criminal activities, not civil violations of federal laws.
Police Chief Chris Magnus said his priority is to gain the trust of the immigrant community. He said he will not order his department to randomly detain those who may be in the country illegally unless they are suspects in crimes.
The meeting was scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at City Hall.
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