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March 28, 2017

Mayors Vow to Fight Sessions's Threat to Cut Funding from Sanctuary Cities
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Mayors across the country say they'll fight back against Attorney
General Jeff Sessions's threats that sanctuary cities will lose federal
funding unless the cities require local police cooperate with federal
immigration agents carrying out Trump's mass deportation plans. On
Monday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions ordered all cities to comply or
risk losing billions of dollars in grants to law enforcement agencies.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions: "Today, I am urging states and local
jurisdictions to comply with these federal laws, including 8 U.S.C.
Section 1373. Moreover, the Department of Justice will require that
jurisdictions seeking or applying for Department of Justice grants to
certify compliance with 1373 as a condition of receiving those awards."

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh and others
vowed Monday to defy the order and remain sanctuary cities.

In more immigration news, more than 600 companies have already submitted
bids to build Trump's expanded wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. All
bids are due by tomorrow. During the campaign, Trump vowed Mexico would
pay for the border wall, but his 2018 budget instead calls for
allocating $2.6 billion for the wall's construction.


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