Trump wins a battle in Washington: DC no longer wants to define itself as a ‘sanctuary city’
Mayor Muriel Bowser, threatened with losing her authority and having her budget cut, changes her tune to avoid a confrontation with the president
The threats made by Donald Trump and a Congress subservient to his wishes are affecting the nation’s capital as a city that welcomes migrants regardless of their status. District of Columbia authorities no longer want Washington to be defined as a “sanctuary city” that does not cooperate with ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) in detaining undocumented immigrants for deportation. Evidence of this is the fact that the DC government website has removed a webpage where Mayor Muriel Bowser had reaffirmed DC’s sanctuary city status.
