Appeals Court: Trump Can Withhold Funding from Sanctuary Cities

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Alan Berkelhammer

Associated Press

by John Binder

A federal appellate court on Wednesday ruled that President Trump’s administration can, in fact, withhold federal funds from sanctuary jurisdictions that insist on shielding criminal illegal aliens from arrest and deportation.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that the Trump administration has the authority to withhold federal grant money from sanctuary jurisdictions due to their failure to meet federal requirements that include abiding by federal immigration law. Read the rest HERE.

 

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2 Responses to Appeals Court: Trump Can Withhold Funding from Sanctuary Cities

  1. The Flash says:
    February 27, 2020 at 10:45 am

    Clearly, those appellate justices were NOT Obama appointees!

    Reply
  2. Joe Z says:
    February 27, 2020 at 11:14 am

    Now Trump needs to withhold funding from the Department of Socialist and Communist Education. Withholding 100% forever would be the correct amount.

    Reply

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