Sanctuary borough: DA aims to protect immigrants from deportation

Courts: See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn DailyThe District Attorney’s office is launching a new policy aimed at helping immigrants convicted of low-level offenses avoid deportation.
The policy seeks to protect the borough’s vulnerable foreign-born residents by trying to sidestep out-of-proportion immigration consequences for those charged with certain misdemeanors or nonviolent crimes, said the acting district attorney.
“Now, more than ever, we mu