Sanctuaries for illegal immigrants popping up around the US

With arrests of illegal immigrants in the US on the rise, more and more cities and college campuses are becoming sanctuaries, writes Bette Browne

A SHARP increase in the rate of arrests of immigrants in the US for overstaying their visas, including the case of Irishman John Cunningham in Boston, has sparked alarm in the sanctuary cities around the country that give undocumented immigrants refuge.

A total of 41,318 people were arrested on civil immigration charges in the period between the beginning of President Donald Trump’s presidency in January and April 2017, which is a 37.6% increase compared to the same period in 2016.