Breaking: Attorney General Jeff Sessions Announces New Attack on Undocumented Immigrants and Sanctuary Cities
Cities and States Will Have to Prove They Are Not Sanctuaries
Threatening sanctuary cities with financial retribution if they continue to refuse to hand over undocumented immigrants to the federal government for deportation, Attorney General Jeff Sessions cited various federal laws and promised to go as far as to “claw back” federal funds granted to these localities. Speaking at the White House during the daily press briefing, the Attorney General said states and cities will now have to certify that they are not sanctuaries for undocumented immigrants.
Attorney General Sessions: Jurisdictions must demonstrate they are not sanctuary cities in order to receive Justice Dept. grants. pic.twitter.com/N8n3dHyVNN
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) March 27, 2017
Sessions was asked by reporter April Ryan about Eric Garner and if his murder was a hate crime. The attorney general was walking away and did not stop to respond.
As predicted, following a bad week with health care failure, Trump administration is back to immigrant bashing (and sanctuary city bashing).
— Chris Newman (@newman_chris) March 27, 2017
UPDATE: 1:55 PM EDT –
More video:
AG Jeff Sessions announces action against sanctuary cities, will “claw back” federal grants https://t.co/48nBSsLheo
— CNN Newsroom (@CNNnewsroom) March 27, 2017
UPDATE II: 1:58 PM EDT –
Question about Eric Garner:
WH reporter demand to know if Trump’s DOJ considers Eric Garner case a hate crime. Sessions walks away & the question is left unanswered pic.twitter.com/PvUta7EeIw
— CAP Action (@CAPAction) March 27, 2017
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