Government
Jul. 26, 2017
Sessions announces rules targeting sanctuary jurisdictions
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Tuesday afternoon that state and local recipients of a federal justice grant program must increase information-sharing and cooperation with federal immigration authorities or risk losing access to funds.
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, putting teeth behind the rhetoric of his campaign against so-called sanctuary jurisdictions, announced Tuesday that state and local recipients of a federal justice grant program must increase information-sharing and cooperation with federal immigration authorities or risk losing access to funds.
Sessions’ action is the first concrete step designed to force sanctuary jurisdictions, such as those in...
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