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January 25, 2018

Mayors Cancel Meeting with Trump over Threats to Sanctuary Cities
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A group of mayors canceled a planned meeting with President Trump at the
White House Wednesday, after the Trump administration again threatened
to cut off police funding to so-called sanctuary cities, where local law
enforcement refuse to collaborate with immigration agents in carrying
out Trump's mass deportations. Among the mayors was New York City's Bill
de Blasio, who tweeted he was skipping the meeting because "@real Donald
Trump's Department of Justice decided to renew their racist assault on
our immigrant communities." 
This is Mayor de Blasio.

Mayor Bill de Blasio: "This letter explicitly threatens our funding once
again, threatens to subpoena our personnel, on the very day where, in
principle, they were telling us they wanted to have an honest dialogue.
This proves there was no intention to have an honest dialogue. I came
down here ready to have a serious meeting, and what I got was a
publicity stunt from the Trump administration."



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