Published 15:45 IST, April 19th 2019

White House undertakes a 'complete and thorough review' on sending undocumented immigrants to sanctuary cities

Sarah Sanders, Press Secretary of the White House, said on Sunday that US President Donald Trump’s prospective plan to send undocumented immigrants to sanctuary cities is undergoing a "complete and thorough review."

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Sarah Sanders, Press Secretary of White House, said on Sunday that US President Donald Trump’s prospective plan to send undocumented immigrants to sanctuary cities is undergoing a "complete and thorough review."

press secretary furr informed that y “have to look at all options” which includes that of releasing undocumented immigrants to sanctuary cities along with dealing with situation at nation's sourn border with Mexico.

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"Wher or t it moves forward that's yet to be determined. This was raised at a staff level, initially, and pushed back on," she said.

Sanders furr went on saying that US President wants m to do ‘a complete and thorough review’.

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" President wants us to explore it again, and that's being done, and y are doing a complete and thorough review," she mentioned.

Earlier this week, Trump took it to Twitter and blamed country’s immigration laws on Democrats.

US President also threatened on placing illegal immigrants in sanctuary cities only, following his tweet.

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Trump claimed on Saturday that US ‘has absolute legal right to have apprehended illegal immigrants transferred to sanctuary cities’.

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"We hereby demand that y be taken care of at highest level, especially by State of California," he ded.

Sanctuary cities in US are kwn as local jurisdictions that refrain from cooperating with federal authorities and detain undocumented immigrants for possible deportation.

Trump has been reshuffling Department of Homeland Security, which oversees immigration and border security, in push for a tougher direction in immigration enforcement.

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(With PTI inputs)

12:18 IST, April 15th 2019