Posted on January 22, 2025

Donald Trump Tells Deputies to Defund Sanctuary Cities, Pro-Migrant Groups

Warner Todd Huston, Breitbart, January 21, 2025

Newly inaugurated President Donald Trump told his deputies on Monday to draft rules to deny taxpayer funds to so-called “sanctuary” cities and NGOs — Non-Governmental Organizations — that support illegal migrants.

Among his long list of executive orders (EOs) was one entitled “Protecting the American People Against Invasion,” aimed squarely at sanctuary jurisdictions.

In section 17 of this EO, for instance, Trump sent a shot over the bow of “sanctuary jurisdictions” to warn them that they had better not interfere with legal federal law enforcement actions or risk losing federal dollars.

“The Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, to the maximum extent possible under law, evaluate and undertake any lawful actions to ensure that so-called ‘sanctuary’ jurisdictions, which seek to interfere with the lawful exercise of Federal law enforcement operations, do not receive access to Federal funds,” section 17 states.

This section could impact cities such as Chicago and Denver, both of which have mayors who have loudly proclaimed their resistance to the incoming Trump administration’s highly popular policy of deporting criminal illegals.

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In a second clause, the order also warns officials of “sanctuary” areas that they risk being arrested for that interference.

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This isn’t the only measure warning sanctuary jurisdictions about the folly of opposing federal laws. Section 19 of Trump’s EO directs the U.S. Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security to review all contracts with the non-profits and non-governmental organizations that cater to illegal migrants that also get federal dollars.

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The section authorizes the feds to “pause distribution” of said funding if the practices of these NGOs violate federal immigration laws. {snip}

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