President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that the federal government will suspend payments to so-called sanctuary cities who defy federal immigration enforcement.
“Starting February 1, we’re not making any payments to sanctuary cities,” Trump said during a speech in Detroit, referencing jurisdictions whose policies prohibit local authorities from cooperating with federal immigration agents.
Trump said that such cities “do everything possible to protect criminals at the expense of American citizens, and it breeds fraud and crime and all of the other problems that come. So we’re not making any payment to anybody that supports sanctuary.”
The comments come as Trump faces increasing opposition in Democratic-led areas to his immigration policy, particularly in the wake of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement-involved shooting of Renée Good….
Trump: Federal Payments to Sanctuary Cities to Be Suspended Feb. 1
