Groups Help Defend Gary Against Challenge to Its 'Welcoming City' Immigration Ordinance

Joshua Geltzer was quoted by the Chicago Tribune on his defense of the City of Gary, Indiana from a legal attack on sanctuary cities:

"Gary's welcoming city ordinance places no restrictions on federal immigration officials' efforts to enforce immigration law, thus making it entirely consistent with Indiana state law," said Joshua Geltzer, executive director of the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and visiting professor at Georgetown Law, in a statement. "What Gary's ordinance does is empower local police to focus on local public safety priorities, including building and maintaining trust with all communities whose help local law enforcement needs to do its job."