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Angelika Albaladejo

INSANE: Immigration reform on the back burner | Vintage Vibes

US President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress in the U.S. Capitol House Chamber on March 1, 2022 in Washington, DC. During his first State of the Union address, President Joe Biden was expected to speak on his administration’s efforts to lead a global response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, work to curb inflation, and bring the country out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Saul Loeb - Pool/Getty Images

When Joe Biden ran against President Donald Trump in 2020, he promised to fight back against anti-immigrant policies, including those that punished "sanctuary cities" and that gave more local authorities power to act as an extra arm of federal immigration enforcement.

More than one year into Biden's presidency, his administration has done little to support so-called sanctuaries — cities, counties or states that limit how much they help federal agents to investigate, arrest or detain immigrants.

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