Trump Admin Announces New Assault On Sanctuary Cities
Attorney General Jeff Session announced Monday that state and local governments seeking Justice Department grants must certify they are not so-called sanctuary cities in order to receive the money.
“Such policies cannot continue. They make our nation less safe by putting dangerous criminals back on the streets,” Sessions said during the White House press briefing Monday.
The announcement from the Trump administration comes as it seeks to try and get its agenda back on track after the politically devastating defeat of their Obamacare repeal bill.
The new policy announcement is the latest in the Trump administration’s ongoing assault on sanctuary cities.
Sessions said as part of the announcement that the Department of Justice would require cities or states that apply for DOJ grants to certify compliance with the section of U.S. code that calls for cooperation between government agencies and the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
