Overview

• On June 16, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy declared that the U.S. Department of Transportation will withhold funds from any state or city that impedes federal immigration enforcement.
• President Trump directed ICE to execute what he called the “single largest Mass Deportation Program in History,” targeting major urban centers such as Los Angeles, Chicago and New York.
• The threat jeopardizes roughly $81.5 billion in annual infrastructure transfers plus emergency relief funding to sanctuary jurisdictions.
• California Governor Gavin Newsom and other Democratic leaders criticized the funding cuts as unlawful and announced plans for legal challenges and countermeasures.
• Nationwide protests against the deportation crackdown have escalated recently, with demonstrations in Los Angeles turning violent and prompting further federal intervention.