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1300 BCE
Biblical Times
"Tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge." Joshua 20:2 -
1200
Recognized as Part of England's Canon & Secular Law
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The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad is a term for the covert network of people and places that assisted fugitive slaves as they escaped from slavery in the South; this activity primarily took place in the regions bordering slave states. -
Fugitive Slave Action of 1850
The law criminalized helping or harboring a runaway slave and denied the accused person the right to offer testimony in her or his own defense; it confirmed what generations of enslaved African-Americans knew too well: They existed as property, not persons, in the eyes of the law. -
Civil Rights Movement & Vietnam War Era
Civil Rights Activists & War Evaders sought refuge in churches. -
Original U.S. Sanctuary Movement
Central American refugees enter U.S. -
Congress Passed Legislations to grant TPS
Congress in 1990, temporary protected status (TPS) provides legal status to migrants from countries that have suffered natural disasters, protracted unrest, or conflict. -
Refugees of Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Libya Wars
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TX SB 4/ "Show Me Your Papers" Signed
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Trump signs Exec. Order Against Sanctuary Cities
