From before the 1980s. But first, sanctuary cities have become a major Battle Ground in the immigration debate in the u. S. Why does President Trump want to get rid of them . And what does his new budget tell us about his plans to help inner cities with education, policing, and health care . Joining me now, the mayor of one of those sanctuary cities, newark, new jerseys mayor. Good morning. Good morning. Let me start with sanctuary cities. I want to get into the budget and how it affects inner cities, but the president has gone out of his way, the attorney general Jeff Sessions actually threatened mayors like you of sanctuary cities offi turning o certain funding. Why are they targeting you . I think them targeting sanctuary cities a way for them to tell mayors and folks around the country that theyre sticking to what i think is an unamerican and unconstitutional policy and trying to intimidate us into being what ive called fugitive slave catchers, to run around and do otheir bidding i
A grand jury in Mississippi has declined to indict the white woman whose accusation set off the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till nearly 70 years ago.