White House Weighs Cutting Federal Funds to Sanctuary Cities After 2,100 New York Arrests
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 2
White House Weighs Cutting Federal Funds to Sanctuary Cities After 2,100 New York Arrests
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 2
Summary
White House officials are exploring legal ways to withhold federal funding from sanctuary states and cities that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said.
More than 2,100 immigrants were arrested in New York in DHS's "Operation Rotten Apple," which Mullin cited as evidence ICE will keep pursuing deportations despite local sanctuary restrictions.
Mullin said the administration is examining whether funding tied to areas such as airports can be curtailed when cities process international arrivals while limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
The funding threat follows a Justice Department order issued earlier Tuesday requiring states receiving federal funds to expand reporting of undocumented immigrants to DHS, reversing a 1998 legal interpretation.