I was interviewed for this great article by @fabiolacineas.bsky.social on @theguardian.com @us.theguardian.com about the legacy of the 1980s sanctuary movement and sanctuary cities. Great job Fabiola! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

How the sanctuary movement offers lessons for fighting ICE: ‘an impact that spans decades’

With its roots in religious doctrine, the modern move to house, clothe and protect immigrants started in the 1980s

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Hi everyone, I was interviewed by @thisamericanlife.org for this week’s episode exploring police response to 911 calls about ICE activity and calls from ICE in sanctuary cities. Check it out below-they did a fantastic job, very powerful episode:

This American Life@thisamericanlife.org · 6mo ago

This week: 911 calls unlike any we’ve heard before, and other stories about immigration agents sweeping through America. link.podtrac.com/hrwz3zhh

Check out this great and timely interview with @petermancina.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

How local police extend ICE's reach, even in sanctuary cities

Podcast Episode · Code Switch · 01/21/2026 · 39m

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Sanctuary policies, praised for safeguarding immigrants, paradoxically expand ICE's influence. Anthropologist Peter Mancina shares insights from his book "On the Side of ICE" and his experience with New Jersey police force. Hear him on today's episode of NPR's Code Switch:

How local police extend ICE's reach, even in sanctuary cities : Code Switch

Sanctuary policies have been described on both sides of the aisle as protecting immigrants. But in many ways, in practice, they have given rise to a specific kind of policing that gives ICE a much…

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Hi Everyone! If you want an intro to immigration control in the US, how sanctuary policies actually reinforce ICE/CBP efforts, and my take on the siege of Minneapolis, listen to my conversation with Gene Demby on today’s episode of Code Switch on @npr.org podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

How local police extend ICE's reach, even in sanctuary cities

Podcast Episode · Code Switch · 01/21/2026 · 39m

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Discover this new From the Square podcast episode with host Stephen Pimpare and author Peter Mancina here: newbooksnetwork.com/on-the-side-... Podcast episdoes available online through NBN and on Spotify.

Peter Mancina@petermancina.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Here’s a direct link to the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social episode on my book On The Side of ICE: Policing Immigrants in a Sanctuary State (NYU Press 2025) @nyupress.bsky.social Listen here: megaphone.link/NBNK3642453916

📆 NEXT WEEK: @petermancina.bsky.social will discuss his book, On the Side of ICE. As communities in Minneapolis navigate more devastating impacts of ICE's violence, Mancina's book reveals links between local police and ICE agents. Online, 17:15 GMT on 21 January ⬇️ www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/even...

Although local police are not required to enforce federal civil immigration law, ON THE SIDE OF ICE shows how they nonetheless act as voluntary reinforcements for ICE Online book launch ⬇️ www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/even... @petermancina.bsky.social @bordercrim.bsky.social @nyupress.bsky.social

Here’s a direct link to the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social episode on my book On The Side of ICE: Policing Immigrants in a Sanctuary State (NYU Press 2025) @nyupress.bsky.social Listen here: megaphone.link/NBNK3642453916

Peter Mancina, "On the Side of ICE: Policing Immigrants in a Sanctuary State" (NYU Press, 2025) by New Books in Public Policy

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I had a great conversation with Stephan Pimpare of @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social about my book On The Side of ICE: Policing Immigrants in a Sanctuary State (NYU Press 2025) @nyupress.bsky.social Listen here: newbooksnetwork.com/on-the-side-...

Trump has expanded ICE partnerships to 1,000+ agreements & is pushing for 1 million deportations a yr Cities are pushing back w/ policies, documentation tools, & community organizing, proving that local resistance can still protect immigrant families 🔗Read more here: www.axios.com/2025/12/06/t...

Sanctuary cities 2.0: Mayors fight back against Trump's ICE raids

Mayors and local officials are making life much harder for federal law enforcement.

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Read my interview with The Conversation on my new book On the Side of ICE: Policing Immigrants in a Sanctuary State here:

The Conversation U.S.@us.theconversation.com · 8mo ago

Sanctuary policies have tripled since 2016, yet body camera videos from Chicago to California show local police acting as #immigration enforcers anyway. A law professor explains why the gap between what sanctuary laws promise and what actually happens on the ground is so wide. buff.ly/j99UlMU

Happy to share news that WG grant recipient Peter Mancina's new book, "On the Side of ICE: Policing Immigrants in a Sanctuary State," is available now! Amazon: www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0FG... NYU Press: nyupress.org/978147983761...

On the Side of ICE: Policing Immigrants in a Sanctuary State

On the Side of ICE: Policing Immigrants in a Sanctuary State

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My #NewBook On The Side of ICE: Policing Immigrants in a Sanctuary State (@NYUpress.bsky.social) is finally out! In it, I narrate events when local police both implement #sanctuarycity policies and still assist ICE as captured by body-cam videos. amazon.com/Side-ICE-Polic… #Immigration #ICE

In this powerful new release, "On the Side of ICE: Policing Immigrants in a Sanctuary State," author Peter Mancina shows how police serve to assist ICE despite sanctuary laws insisting otherwise. Learn more:

On the Side of ICE

Policing Immigrants in a Sanctuary State by Peter Mancina

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Hi everyone, I’m new to Blue Sky and this is my first post. I’m looking forward to meeting you here!