Trump's Unconstitutional Plan to Withhold all Federal Funding From Sanctuary Cities and States |
Sanctuary Cities
The plan violates multiple constituitonal provisions and goes against Supreme Court precedent. If somehow allowed to stand, it would gravely imperil federalism and the separation of powers.
Ilya Somin | 1.15.2026 12:15 AM
Donald Trump recently announced he plans to withhold all federal funds to sanctuary jurisdictions which restrict assistance to federal immigration deportation efforts, beginning February 1:
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that starting Feb. 1 he will deny federal funding to any states that are home to local governments resisting his administration's immigration policies, expanding on previous threats to cut off resources to the so-called........