California risks $135M in DOJ grants over ‘sanctuary city’ policy
July 31, 2016
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Sanctuary cities have long been a problem, but the heightened public awareness in the wake of high profile murders like that of Kate Steinle has prompted Congress to take action (finally). To that end, Congress has conditioned DOJ grants on compliance with federal immigration law. For California, this move puts at risk as much as $135 million in federal grants.
Fox News reports:
California state and local law enforcement agencies may have to choose between more than $100 million in federal aid and the “sanctuary city” immigration policies that supporters say are humane, but critics say fuel crime. The policies, whether in writing or just in practice, preclude local law enforcement from working with federal authorities when they catch an illegal immigrant who by law faces deportation. The laws have sparked a national controversy in the wake of dozens of murders and other violent crimes committed by illegal immigrants who local law enforcement did not report to the Department of Homeland Security.