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Trump Sets Feb. 1 Cutoff for Federal Payments to Sanctuary States and Cities

Courts have thwarted comparable moves before, foreshadowing swift lawsuits over unspecified funding streams.

Overview

  • He unveiled the plan at the Detroit Economic Club and declined to specify which federal programs would be affected, saying only that the cuts would be significant.
  • The Justice Department’s August list of sanctuary jurisdictions includes more than a dozen states and major cities such as New York, Chicago and Los Angeles.
  • A federal judge has already temporarily blocked an HHS pause affecting about $10 billion in child care and welfare funds to five states, keeping subsidies flowing while litigation proceeds.
  • Democratic-led states and cities signaled or filed legal challenges, with officials in New York, Chicago and others vowing to contest any funding cutoff in court.
  • Tensions have escalated in Minneapolis after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Good, as Minnesota seeks a court order to limit a surge of federal agents deployed to the area.