A ‘sanctuary’ for immigrants in Mexico – The mayor of Ecatepec, a Mexico City suburb has declared the city to be migrant friendly and has ordered police and city officials not to cooperate with Mexican immigration authorities.
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ECATEPEC, MEXICO — Jose Luis Gutierrez is the mayor of the biggest city in Mexico you’ve never heard of, a sprawling suburb of Mexico City built by people on the move.
And the charismatic Gutierrez has done something almost as unheard of: He has declared this city of as many as 3 million people a “sanctuary” for the illegal immigrants from Central America who pass through here each day.
He has ordered his police officers and city officials not to arrest, extort or otherwise harass the migrants. He’s also ordered them not to cooperate with Mexican immigration agents.”*
*From: www.latimes.com
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