Munks agrees to protect immigrants
By Rachael Warecki

By Rachael Warecki

More than 400 clergy and community leaders from the Peninsula Interfaith Action group met in Redwood City Saturday to make sure San Mateo County Sheriff Greg Munks would not cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Since 2005, ICE has detained, arrested and deported 400,000 men, women and children from across the nation, sometimes without deportation orders. During that time, ICE’s budget has increased, leading the immigrant community to fear more raids. San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland have all declared themselves “sanctuary citiesâ€