Posted on 04/29/2025 6:02:25 PM PDT by Libloather
WASHINGTON — President Trump signed executive orders Monday evening, kicking off a crackdown on sanctuary jurisdictions such as Chicago, Los Angeles, and all of New York — after previously calling for their federal funding to be cut.
One order the 78-year-old inked behind closed doors in the Oval Office gives Attorney General Pam Bondi and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem 30 days to draw up a list of cities and states that “obstruct the enforcement of federal immigration laws.”
“Immediately following each publication… the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall notify each sanctuary jurisdiction regarding its defiance of Federal immigration law enforcement and any potential violations of Federal criminal law,” it instructs.
After that, federal agencies will scour their books for any funding — including grants and contracts — to revoke in coordination with the White House Office of Management and Budget.
If sanctuary jurisdictions don’t change their laws, “the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall pursue all necessary legal remedies and enforcement measures to end these violations and bring such jurisdictions into compliance with the laws of the United States,” the order says.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
That’s not exactly what happened. There were limits to what the federal government could do to have state’s comply. Do some research.
Looks like in 3 months all of US that are impatient will finally start seeing arrests.
Get your ducks in a row and then start using legal US Law against dem pieces of...
The Demoterrorist Party has been inciting assassination attempts on DJT for some time now.
What will their next step be to ratchet that up?
“The states do not have to cooperate with federal law enforcement actions. However if they impede or interfere with those actions they are breaking the law.”
Doesn’t declaring themselves sanctuary states constitute breaking the law as they are aiding criminals? I’m not a lawyer so but it seems like a lot of lawyers don’t understand their profession either. If they did we wouldn’t have judges helping criminals evade LEO’s.
Same with seat belts and BAC to .1. for reference it was .15 in 1985.
“In short, the feds cannot cut use federal funding as a hammer to force states to enforce federal law.”
Ahem; 55 MPH National speed limit.
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Now we’ll see.
GOOD!!
Nope. They are within their 10th Amendment rights to declare they are a sanctuary state. But if anybody in that state interferes with immigration enforcement they are liable to having charges brought against them by the federal government.
18 U.S. Code § 3 - Accessory after the fact
Whoever, knowing that an offense against the United States has been committed, receives, relieves, comforts or assists the offender in order to hinder or prevent his apprehension, trial or punishment, is an accessory after the fact.
Except as otherwise expressly provided by any Act of Congress, an accessory after the fact shall be imprisoned not more than one-half the maximum term of imprisonment or (notwithstanding section 3571) fined not more than one-half the maximum fine prescribed for the punishment of the principal, or both; or if the principal is punishable by life imprisonment or death, the accessory shall be imprisoned not more than 15 years.
Good article
“In the ensuing months, protesters mobbed some of the conservative justices’ homes — likely committing felonies.”
Remember the one nut who had planned to kill Kavanaugh? He pled guilty and is to be sentenced this October where he faces 30 years to life. How many years did Schumer get? Oh that’s right, he wasn’t even charged.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/08/brett-kavanaugh-man-pleads-guilty
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I beg to differ. In the 70’s, the feds TOLD the states to lower their speed limits to 55 or will lose federal funding. And ALL the states did!
The states adopted a 55 mph speed limit but did not enforce it. It was generally ignored.
It was adopted under the Emergency Highway Energy Conservation Act of January 2, 1974. A response to an oil crisis, it did little to change fuel consumption. It's single greatest effect was to make Sammy Hagar rich.
The law itself did not require the states to do anything. It directed the Secretary of Transportation to not approve highway projects within states that had speed limits over 55 mph.
It functioned similar to the current Federal law prohibiting marijuana in all fifty states. It was a paper drill that nobody enforced.
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/STATUTE-87/pdf/STATUTE-87-Pg1046.pdf
(b) After the sixtieth day after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall not approve any project under section 106 of title 23 of the United States Code in any State which has (1) a maximum speed limit on any public highway within its jurisdiction in excess of 55 miles per hour, and (2) a speed limit for all types of motor vehicles other than 55 miles per hour on any portion of any public highway within its jurisdiction of four or more traffic lanes, the opposing lanes of which are physically separated by means other than striping, which portion of highway had a speed limit for all types of motor vehicles of 55 miles, or more, per hour on November 1, 1973 and a speed limit on any other portion of a public highway within its jurisdiction which is not uniformly applicable to all types of motor velicles using such portion of highway, if on November 1, 1973, such portion of highway had a speed limit which was uniformly applicable to all types of motor vehicles using it.
https://www.gao.gov/assets/ced-77-27.pdf
1977 Report to Congress by the Comptroller General of the United States, Speed Limit 55 - Is It Achievable? at page 29:
The Secretary stated DOT has attempted to define enforcement through the establishment of enforcement criteria but found this to be a difficult, if not impossible, task. The Secretary believes that additional congressional guidance is needed to define enforcement. In the absence of congressional action, DOT believes it is virtually powerless to fulfill the congressional mandate to achieve compliance with the 55 mph speed limit.
The Obama-Biden-Clinton judges will be popping up like Jack in the box. And no need for nationwide injunctions since each libby state is loaded with libby Federale District judges
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The United States federal court system includes 94 district courts, which serve as the general trial courts for federal law. Each state has at least one federal district court, as do the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Additionally, three U.S. territories-Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands-each have a district court with similar jurisdiction.
Below is a comprehensive list of all U.S. federal district courts, organized by state and territory:
Alabama
Northern District of Alabama
Middle District of Alabama
Southern District of Alabama
Alaska
District of Alaska
Arizona
District of Arizona
Arkansas
Eastern District of Arkansas
Western District of Arkansas
California
Northern District of California
Eastern District of California
Central District of California
Southern District of California
Colorado
District of Colorado
Connecticut
District of Connecticut
Delaware
District of Delaware
District of Columbia
District of Columbia
Florida
Northern District of Florida
Middle District of Florida
Southern District of Florida
Georgia
Northern District of Georgia
Middle District of Georgia
Southern District of Georgia
Hawaii
District of Hawaii
Idaho
District of Idaho
Illinois
Northern District of Illinois
Central District of Illinois
Southern District of Illinois
Indiana
Northern District of Indiana
Southern District of Indiana
Iowa
Northern District of Iowa
Southern District of Iowa
Kansas
District of Kansas
Kentucky
Eastern District of Kentucky
Western District of Kentucky
Louisiana
Eastern District of Louisiana
Middle District of Louisiana
Western District of Louisiana
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In short, the feds cannot cut use federal funding as a hammer to force states to enforce federal law. They can't obstruct, but they can refuse to assist in any way.
Funding SECIFICALLY NAMED WITH WORDS IN THE BUDGET BILL and signed by a president cannot be challenged by the executive or judicial branches.
However discretionary funding GIVEN in the same budget law to the executive branch that does NOT have specific wording assigning directions for that money to be used is 100% able to be given or taken back by the executive branch. Congress by assigning unspecified discretionary money to the executive surrendered it's oversight.
That is exactly what happened. Look at Nevada’s action. When they tried to raise the max speed limit to 70 in NMSL era, going so far as to actually post a section of interstate at 70, the fed. govt. immediately announced a suspension of all funding. SL was lowered back to 55 and funding flowed.
Well somebody forgot to tell Ohio not to enforce it. Those boys would pull you over for 57 in a 55. That order was a cash cow for the Buckeye State.
Sod off troll.
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