AG Jeff Sessions Makes Surprise Sanctuary City Announcement; Vows To Withhold Funding

Zero Hedge ^ | 03/27/2017

[SeekAndFind]

Moments ago Attorney General Jeff Sessions made a surprise appearance at Sean Spicer's daily White House press briefing to announce that his DOJ will be taking steps to not only require that so-called "sanctuary cities" enforce federal immigration laws but would also be seeking to claw back past DOJ awards granted to those cities if they refuse to certify compliance.

"Today, I'm urging states and local jurisdictions to comply with these federal laws.  Moreover, the Department of Justice will require that jurisdictions seeking or applying for DOJ grants to certify compliance with 1373 as a condition for receiving those awards."

 

"This policy is entirely consistent with the DOJ's Office of Justice Programs guidance that was issued just last summer under the previous administration."

 

"This guidance requires jurisdictions to comply and certify compliance with Section 1373 in order to be eligible for OJP grants.  It also made clear that failure to remedy violations could result in withholding grants, termination of grants and disbarment or ineligibility for future grants."

 

"The DOJ will also take all lawful steps to claw back any fines awarded to a jurisdiction that willfully violates Section 1373."

Sessions also called on states like Maryland and California to scrap their plans for becoming a sanctuary state.

"That would be such a mistake." 

 

"I would plead with the people of Maryland to understand this makes the state of Maryland more at risk for violence and crime, that it's not good policy."

Sessions' full comments can be viewed below:

Attorney General Sessions says sanctuary cities 'cannot continue' https://t.co/YiS9doT3IE pic.twitter.com/nGmICgmiA6

— FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) March 27, 2017

[bigbob]

countdown to first judge saying that withholding funds is unconstitutional...one...two...

[ctdonath2]

Beat me to it.

[Hiro Protaginast]

Winning!!!

[blam]

- Roll Jeff Roll -

[Hiro Protaginast]

Unfortunately you’re probably right.

[Hotlanta Mike]

Boom!

[Hotlanta Mike]

#MAGA

[SeekAndFind]

RE: Winning!!!

Nope, too soon to say that.

You’ll have to get pass one of the liberal judges first when the inevitable lawsuit is filed.

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

Arrest the mayors and city council members of these renegade cities.

After these moonbats get a cavity search and spend several days in a jail cell, they will be singing a different tune.

[Paulie]

Good sign, but will wait to see how DOJ follows through.

How about coupling that with prosecuting employers?

[Qwackertoo]

I was wondering this weekend where he was these days . . . glad to see him pop up at the press briefing today. He had kinda disappeared the last 2-3 weeks.

I keep seeing TX Gov Greg Abbott saying he is going to do something about the Austin Sheriff . . . but so far ALL talk and NO action. I want him and others to actually DO something. Throw that Sheriff in jail, fire her or both.

[angcat]

When does the deporting start?

[Real Cynic No More]

Isn’t harboring fugitives a violation of the law that has criminal penalties requiring prison time?

[Dagnabitt]

This is a good step.

But Trump really needs to get an immigration reduction bill through Congress in his first year. If we keep pouring the third world into our homeland, it won’t matter that we remove a few more criminal aliens here and there. I hope that the legislation that Sen. Cotton has spoken of gets moving soon. This is more important than getting bogged down in tax laws.

[right way right]

My summary of this historical Trump presidency so far:
All signs point to war.
Not because of Trump, but because we’re too far removed from God.
Pray and prep, That’s the only thing I can think to do, so I reload some more .44 mag today.

[grobdriver]

Great!

Hope he comes to Travis county and Austin, specifically, before the DUI wetbacks kill more people.

[Jimmy The Snake]

And Gorsech is a 1 week delay in Committee so no floor vote till after their 2 week recess and the back and forth drama with going nuke on them.

[RitaOK]

Enforcing the law is now a crime.

YOU are so correct that nothing can be secured without first getting Gorsich on the Court (and even then guarantees are not assured).

Call me jaded, sceptical, and other pronouns, but naive no longer.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Ignore them. What are they going to do?