Sanctuary city instructs police not to arrest illegals for unlicensed driving

Mar 01, 2020

Nobody is above the law -- unless, of course, you’re an illegal immigrant driving without a license in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

The sanctuary city unanimously passed an ordinance Monday that tells police officers they should, whenever possible, avoid arresting drivers for being on the road without a driver's license.

The ordinance is intended to block federal immigration officials from obtaining access to information regarding illegal immigrants, WXFT reported.

“We need to protect our community members from a federal government that’s out of control,” Cambridge City Councilor Quinton Zondervan said.

“There are no other reasons for the police to arrest someone, give them a court summons instead which keeps them out of the clutches of the Trump administration,” Zondervan added.

Read the full article here.

Posted by: Pat Monks