In their first meeting of the year, Berkeley City Council reaffirmed the city as a sanctuary city, which will bar city funds and resources from enforcing federal immigration law. The agenda item was raised in response to threats of mass deportations under the Trump administration. Being the first city to declare itself a sanctuary for military personnel protesting the Vietnam War, Berkeley has a history of reaffirming this commitment — doing so for undocumented immigrants and refugees in 1985, 2017, 2019, 2020 and now. Read more through the link in bio. ✍️: Esme Hyatt, Paarth Mishra 📸: Daphne Mullen | _daphnesphotos . . . #ucberkeley #dailycal #berkeley #berkeleycitycouncil