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GOP Senators ‘Demand’ AG Release Memos Embracing ‘Dangerous’ Sanctuary City Policies
A group of Republican senators in a letter to Merrick Garland asked the Attorney General to, “immediately release” memos to Congress that in late April restored federal monies for sanctuary cities in “at least 11 states.”
“In order to better understand current DOJ policy, and the impact it will have on the public safety, health, and well-being of hardworking Americans, we demand, as a matter of Congressional oversight, that you immediately release any guidance memos related to the decision to reinstate funding for sanctuary cities and jurisdictions,” wrote the senators in a letter to Garland. “This information should be made readily available to Congress and to the American people in order to evaluate this unfortunate policy change.”
Justice Department Ends Trump-Era Limits on Grants to ‘Sanctuary Cities’
WASHINGTON The Justice Department has repealed a policy put in place during Donald Trump’s presidency that cut off hundreds of millions of dollars in grants to sanctuary cities that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
In an internal memo seen by Reuters, acting head of the Office of Justice Programs Maureen Henneberg said that prior grant recipients, including cities, counties and states that were recipients of the department’s popular $250 million annual grant program for local law enforcement, will no longer be required to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as a condition of their funding.
Biden Restores Grants for Sanctuary Jurisdictions Protecting Illegal Aliens
28 Apr 2021
President Joe Biden’s administration is restoring taxpayer-funded federal grants for sanctuary jurisdictions that shield criminal illegal aliens from arrest and deportation, reversing former President Trump’s policy.
In 2017, then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions implemented a policy that made sanctuary jurisdictions ineligible for local law enforcement grants under the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Byrne JAG program.
The Byrne JAG program provides millions every year in federal grant money to local law enforcement agencies, but Sessions warned sanctuary jurisdictions in 2017 that they would not be able to receive their annual grant funding if they continued shielding criminal illegal aliens from federal immigration law.
Exclusive-U.S. Justice Department ends Trump-era limits on grants to sanctuary cities
Reuters | Apr 28, 2021 11:34 PM EDT A view of the One World Trade Centre tower and the lower Manhattan skyline of New York City at sunrise as seen from Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S. (Photo : REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo)
The U.S. Justice Department has repealed a policy put in place during Donald Trump s presidency that cut off hundreds of millions of dollars in grants to sanctuary cities that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
In an internal memo seen by Reuters, acting head of the Office of Justice Programs Maureen Henneberg said that prior grant recipients, including cities, counties and states that were recipients of the department s popular $250 million annual grant program for local law enforcement, will no longer be required to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as a condition of their funding.