Trump Punishes Criminal Sheltering Sanctuary Cities
Blue States have been going out of their way to defend illegals. It seems these States are no longer interested in the rule of law. So Trump took action and told these Blue States that unless the laws change they have to abide by them. The Criminal Havens refused to listen and even went as far as to sue over the being refused federal funding for aiding criminals break our laws. But now an appeals cout has seen reason an is allowing Trump to cut funding to these States that refuse to follow our laws.
Trump commented about it on Twitter.
“As per recent Federal Court ruling, the Federal Government will be withholding funds from Sanctuary Cities. They should change their status and go non-Sanctuary,” he said. “Do not protect criminals!”
"The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in New York last month overturned a lower court ruling that stopped the administration’s 2017 move to withhold grant money from the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, which dispenses over $250 million a year to state and local criminal justice efforts.
The decision conflicts with rulings from other appeals courts across the country concerning sanctuary policies, indicating a Supreme Court review is ultimately likely.
New York City and liberal states, including New York, Washington, Massachusetts and Connecticut, sued the government, and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York backed them – ordering the money be released and stopping the government from putting immigration-related conditions on grants.
But the appeals court ruled that it “cannot agree that the federal government must be enjoined from imposing the challenged conditions on the federal grants here at issue.”
"The appeals court ruling pertained to the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant, named after the NYPD officer killed in 1988 in Queens, that is handed out to local governments to assist with law enforcement."
It's about time these Sanctuary Cities be punished for harboring criminals. Just look at what happened in Chicago. The local law enforcement released a repeat offender instead of holding him for ICE and what did he do with his newfound freedom? He raped a toddler. Now every case may not be as extreme but still why risk American citizens for criminals? These Dems have their priorities all out of whack.