The U.S. Department of Justice has issued a series of letters to almost two dozen American so-called "sanctuary cities" — including Lawrence, Massachusetts — demanding that the municipalities fork over law enforcement documents related to illegal immigration policies — or risk being barred from pursuing public safety grants.
The letter sent to Lawrence Police Chief Roy P. Vasque was apparently issued as a response to a letter Vasque sent in November in which he outlined his department's approach to working with federal immigration authorities, specifically regarding the sharing of arrestee information.
A 46-year-old former employee of Maine Coast Shellfish in York, Maine pleaded guilty to having the company send $360,000 worth of lobster to an unknown client in China so he could skim more than $25,000 in commissions from his employer, according to federal prosecutors. The company wasn't paid for the lobster; the man could get up to 20 years in prison.
