The City of Ithaca Common Council unanimously approved a sanctuary city ordinance at its Feb. 1 meeting, which dozens of Ithaca residents attended. Mayor Svante Myrick presented the ordinance to declare Ithaca a sanctuary city for immigrants in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order Jan. 27 placing a temporary ban on immigrants coming from seven Muslim-majority countries.
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City of Ithaca officially declares itself sanctuary city
February 2, 2017
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Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick speaks during a Common Council meeting Feb. 1 in City Hall.
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