Trump Gives Update on Sanctuary Cities
By Shane Croucher
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President Donald Trump said he is working on papers that will see all federal funding withheld from sanctuary cities, jurisdictions that do not fully cooperate in the enforcement of U.S. immigration law.
"No more Sanctuary Cities! They protect the Criminals, not the Victims. They are disgracing our Country, and are being mocked all over the World," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.
"Working on papers to withhold all Federal Funding for any City or State that allows these Death Traps to exist!!!"
There's no strict definition for sanctuary policies or sanctuary cities, but the terms generally describe limited cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
ICE enforces U.S. immigration laws nationwide but seeks state and local help, particularly for large-scale deportations, requesting that police and sheriffs alert them to people it wants to deport and hold them until federal officers take custody.
But some cities and states say cooperating with ICE means victims of crime and witnesses who aren't in the U.S. legally won't come forward. And, to varying degrees, officials argue that they want their localities to be welcoming places for immigrants.
Courts have repeatedly upheld the legality of most sanctuary laws.
But Trump Administration officials have targeted sanctuary policies right out of the gate in his second term, seeing them as a key impediment to deporting people in the large numbers he wants.
The administration has sued Chicago and Illinois as well as New York state over various immigration laws.
This is a breaking news story and more information will be added soon.
This article includes reporting by The Associated Press.
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