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.
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Yeah, I caught that crap too.
8 USC 1324 addresses handling illegal aliens in the US. It looks to be written to allow going after the political bodies as well as individual, as in a committee that presents an illegal proposal to grant awards to illegal aliens subject to conspiracy. It covers the recent judges arrests although no one has addressed this charge in the public.
Ironically, the Democrats fought tooth and nail to prevent states like Texas from doing any border enforcement based on the doctrine of federal supremacy.
Now they suddenly believe in states’ rights.
Money drives a lot of local pols, not the Constitution or concepts of right and wrong (in this case on immigration).
Many local governments are in a nebulous area. It will be interesting to see which ones clarify that they want the money.
Starting here in GA, does Athens (home of the #2 example) want the money.
What will Dems sneak into the fine print of new congressional action and “snooker” the Republicans?
Many times Republicans are trusting and don’t read the fine print.
The federal government can’t legally just stop or withhold all funding to a state.
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