Trump moves forward with cutting off funds to sanctuary cities: 'Do not protect criminals!'

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Fox News

Adam Shaw

Mar. 5 2020

President Trump on Thursday said his administration is moving forward with withholding funding from sanctuary cities after an appeals court ruled that such a move was legal – part of a broad push by the administration to end the controversial policies that it says makes Americans less safe.

“As per recent Federal Court ruling, the Federal Government will be withholding funds from Sanctuary Cities. They should change their status and go non-Sanctuary,” he said. “Do not protect criminals!”

The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in New York last month overturned a lower court ruling that stopped the administration’s 2017 move to withhold grant money from the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, which dispenses over $250 million a year to state and local criminal justice efforts.

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The administration has deployed elite Border Patrol agents to sanctuary cities to help ICE track down and detain illegal immigrants.

The Justice Department recently announced a slew of measures, and Trump has called on Congress to pass legislation that would allow victims of crimes committed by illegal immigrants to sue sanctuary cities and states.

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He Who Pays The Piper...Calls The Tune.

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Sanctuary Cities in the United States*

  State has legislation in place that establishes a statewide sanctuary for illegal immigrants

  County or county equivalent either contains a municipality that is a sanctuary for illegal immigrants, or is one itself

  All county jails in the state do not honor ICE detainers

  Alongside statewide legislation or policies establishing sanctuary for illegal immigrants, county contains a municipality that has policy or has taken action to further provide sanctuary to undocumented immigrants

*Map is based on data published by ICE in a February 2017 report outlining jurisdictions that have declined ICE detainers.