How Much Funding for Sanctuary Jurisdictions Could Be at Risk?
"All across the nation, more than 600 cities and counties, as well as a handful of states, have adopted policies that limit the extent of assistance they will provide federal immigration enforcement officers, recognizing that they—rather than the federal government—know what is best for the safety and security of their communities. Recent research finds, for example, that counties with sanctuary policies experience less crime and stronger economies than those without the policies. Nonetheless, on January 25, 2017, President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing the Office of Management and Budget to compile a list of federal funds given to sanctuary jurisdictions. It also directed the U.S. attorney general and the secretary of homeland security to ensure that such jurisdictions be deemed ineligible for most federal grants and further commanded the attorney general to “take appropriate enforcement action” against them."
Angelo Mathay, Alyson Sincavage, Philip E. Wolgin, and Sanam Masroor for the Center for American Progress (3/7/17)