WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration is issuing a fresh threat to withhold or revoke law enforcement grant money from communities that refuse to cooperate with federal efforts to find and deport immigrants in the country illegally.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ announcement this week combined two issues at the fore of the promised crackdown on so-called sanctuary cities. He said the Justice Department would deny money to cities that violate a federal law dealing with information-sharing among local police and federal authorities. He also condemned cities that refuse to honor immigration detainer requests, which is not a requirement of the law Sessions cited.
Sessions offered few details about how the Justice Department will determine which cities are out of compliance and what steps it will take to strip them of funds.
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