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GOP Group Torches VA Dems over Sanctuary Cities Ahead of Primary Election

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Abigail Spanberger

The Republican State Leadership Committee’s (RSLC) PAC unveiled a new video Tuesday slamming Virginia Democrats for supporting “soft-on-crime” policies that enable counties to decline cooperation with federal immigration authorities.

The release of the 45-second video titled “Step Up,” comes ahead of the commonwealth’s Tuesday primary elections. The RSLC, a group working to elect GOP state legislators and conservative state judicial candidates, is seeking to spotlight state Republicans’ support for eliminating sanctuary policies that allow jurisdictions to harbor illegal immigrants, according to a copy of the video obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation.

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Commentary: Tennessee Leaders Stand Strong Against Illegal Immigration

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State Rep Lee Reeves, State Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson, Re. Andy Ogles

As a proud Tennessean and a grassroots Republican leader with the Williamson County Conservatives, I am heartened by the bold leadership of Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson, State Representative Lee Reeves, and Congressman Andy Ogles in their unwavering commitment to upholding the rule of law and protecting our communities from the challenges posed by illegal immigration. Their recent actions, particularly in confronting Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s troubling stance on immigration enforcement, deserve our gratitude and support.

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Trump Admin Cracks Down on Texas over In-State Tuition for Illegals

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The University of Texas at Austin. 

The Department of Justice (DOJ) moved Wednesday to block the enforcement of Texas law granting in-state tuition rates to illegal immigrants.

The DOJ filed suit against the state of Texas to stop the enforcement of state law requiring colleges and universities to provide in-state tuition rates to illegal immigrants, as the Trump administration intensifies its scrutiny of jurisdictions violating federal immigration laws. The “Dream Act” passed in 2001, allows those who are not lawfully present in the country to qualify for reduced tuition at public state colleges, which the DOJ argues is discriminatory to U.S. citizens from other states who are required to pay higher tuition rates to attend certain schools in Texas.

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Commentary: Trump’s Crackdown On Illegal Aliens Is Saving American Lives

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CBP arrests

President Donald J. Trump is doing what the radical Left refuses to do — putting the safety of American families before the so-called “rights” of violent criminal illegal aliens.

While the Biden-Harris Administration chose chaos, lawlessness, and open borders, President Trump is once again restoring order — and he’s doing it with decisive action, not empty rhetoric. Under his renewed leadership and pressure, we are already seeing dramatic results: illegal border crossings have dropped by more than 90% in recent months in some sectors due to the return of strong border security policies and credible threats of swift deportation.

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Trump Plans to Withhold All Federal Funding from Sanctuary City ‘Death Traps’

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Trump and ICE

President Donald Trump announced Thursday that his  administration is finalizing plans to withhold all federal funding for sanctuary cities and states that provide safe harbor to illegal aliens.

“No more Sanctuary Cities! They protect the Criminals, not the Victims,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “They are disgracing our Country, and are being mocked all over the World.”

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State Democratic Leaders Walk Out as Border Czar Tom Homan Addresses the Arizona Legislature Regarding Vast Improvements in Border Security

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Tom Homan

Tom Homan, the Trump administration’s Border Czar who previously served under the first Trump administration as director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, addressed the Arizona Legislature Tuesday regarding border security efforts. House Speaker Steve Montenegro (R-Glendale) said, “I consider it an honor to call him my friend,” and Senate President Warren Petersen (R-Mesa) provided a warm welcome, “Just want to let you know that Arizona will do anything we can to support you in your efforts.” 

The Democratic legislators in the House of Representatives’ chamber stood up and walked out as Homan began, “The Biden administration created the most significant immigration crisis in the history of this nation.” In contrast, since Trump took office, “We’ve run the biggest deportation operation in the history of this nation.” He said the administration is prioritizing finding 300,000 children of illegal immigrants who have gone missing, many who were transitioned into forced labor or sex trafficking.

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Legal Expert Advises President Trump to Draft an Executive Order on Sanctuary Cities

Kaitlin Housler
Donald Trump

Phill Kline, former Kansas Attorney General and current law professor at Liberty University School of Law, said he would advise President Donald Trump to draft his forthcoming executive order on sanctuary cities surrounding the withholding of funds to avoid legal challenges.

On Tuesday, Trump signaled to reporters he has an executive order in the works that seeks to “end” sanctuary cities.

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House Republicans Urge Bondi to Prosecute Officials, Left-Wing Activists Subverting Deportation Efforts

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Four House Republicans are urging President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) to prosecute elected officials and left-wing activist groups allegedly subverting the administration’s deportation efforts.

GOP Reps. Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma, Andy Harris of Maryland, Eric Burlison of Missouri and Pete Sessions of Texas sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi Tuesday, exclusively obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. House Republicans’ urging the DOJ to pursue legal action against those violating federal law comes after multiple reports of left-wing organizations and elected officials colluding to help illegal migrants evade federal immigration authorities. 

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Attorney General Pam Bondi Pulls Funding for Sanctuary Cities

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Attorney General Pam Bondi, Downtown Boston

Newly-minted Attorney General Pam Bondi immediately ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to pull funding from sanctuary cities and called for an investigation into the funding of organizations that provide assistance to illegal migrants.

Just moments after being sworn in as the 87th Attorney General of the United States, Bondi on Wednesday issued a memo that pauses federal grants administered by the DOJ to localities that refuse to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The move will likely foment a court battle between the Trump administration and major sanctuary cities like Chicago, Boston and New York City that prohibit assistance to deportation officers.

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Virginia Immigrant Group Opposing Youngkin’s Sanctuary City Proposal Lost $1.5 Million over Lip Balm, Fidget Toy Purchases

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Glenn Youngkin

The immigrant group that opposes the proposal by Governor Glenn Youngkin to strip funding from so-called sanctuary cities that refuse to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), was denied federal funding by the Prince William County commission in February after it reportedly filed nearly $200,000 in expenses that are unfit for federal dollars distributed by the county.

Youngkin on Thursday unveiled a budget plan that includes a “No Sanctuary Cities” proposal that would require local law enforcement agencies to coordinate with ICE or lose funding.

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Youngkin to Propose Statewide Ban on ‘Sanctuary Cities’ in Virginia

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Virginia Gov Glenn Youngkin

Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is expected to introduce a budget proposal on Thursday that would include a ban on “sanctuary cities,” and state funding for cities that do not comply with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Mayors of self-proclaimed “sanctuary cities” across the United States have already teased that they will not comply with the incoming Trump administration’s efforts to deport massive amounts of illegal immigrants.

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Sanctuary Cities Freed Tens of Thousands of Criminal Aliens Wanted by ICE During Biden Era, Data Shows

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Illegal Immigrants

Sanctuary jurisdictions have freed tens of thousands of criminal migrants during President Joe Biden’s time in the White House, federal law enforcement data show.

Sanctuary cities and other localities across the U.S. have freed more than 22,000 criminal migrants wanted by federal immigration authorities since January 2021, according to data from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) obtained by the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS). The numbers pertain to ICE detainer requests ignored by local law enforcement agencies, instances when the enforcement agency provided insufficient notice to ICE or early releases of migrants subjected to detainer requests.

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Democrat Governors, City Leaders Pledge to Shield Illegal Immigrants from Trump’s Agenda

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Democratic Governors

Democratic governors and other liberal elected officials have lined up to declare that they will fight back against President-elect Donald Trump’s hardline immigration agenda.

Trump, who won the election on Tuesday in an electoral landslide, has promised to conduct mass deportations across the country and withhold federal funding from sanctuary cities, along with a slate of other hawkish enforcement proposals. However, Democratic governors in Massachusetts, California and Illinois — all of whom have been speculated as potential 2028 presidential contenders — and other elected leaders have said they will use their authority to push back against the upcoming administration’s agenda.

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Report Shows Harris and Emhoff Donated to Defund Police and Pro-Sanctuary City Group

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Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff

Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff donated to a liberal legal group in favor of defunding the police and permanently designating Washington, D.C as a “sanctuary city” that does not report illegal immigrants to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to their joint tax returns.

Harris and Emhoff donated $1,000 in 2021 and 2023 to Legal Aid DC, noted a Washington Examiner report.

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Biden’s Acting ICE Chief: Some ‘Sanctuary’ Cities Are Getting Sick of Releasing Criminal Illegal Migrants

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ICE Acting Director P.J. Lechleitner

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director P.J. Lechleitner said in an interview that some cities are regretting releasing detained migrant criminals and seeking to change “sanctuary” policies, according to NBC News.

Many left-leaning cities and counties have avoided working with ICE in recent years, at times leading to the releasing illegal migrants who are charged with violent crimes, NBC News reported. However, Lecheitner stated that some blue cities are looking to change course.

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Denver Mayor Cuts Police Budget by $8 Million to Fund Illegal Aliens

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Mayor Mike Johnston

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston (D-Colo.) has announced a new spending package that will fund the hordes of illegal aliens flooding into the state, including cutting the city police department’s budget by $8 million in order to support illegals.

As Fox News reports, Johnston’s $45.9 million proposition will go towards funding “newcomers” in the year 2024, on top of the $44 million that has already been spent on illegals in recent years. The city of Denver used to spend a mere $2 million every month on illegals as far back as August; as of December, that amount soared to $15 million a month. The number of illegals living in shelters peaked at 5,000 in January but has since fallen to about 1,000.

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Georgia Senate Passes Bill to Defund Sanctuary Cities

Debra McClure
Randy Robertson

A bill to strengthen immigration enforcement and accountability passed the Georgia Senate by a vote of 33-18 last Thursday. HB 301 would remove funding from sanctuary cities refusing to follow immigration laws within the state. The bill awaits transfer to the House for further consideration.

The measure aims to hold officials accountable and allow local “governing bodies” to lose eligibility for “certain state and federal funds” when “the prohibition on immigration sanctuary policies” is violated.

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Republicans Introduce Bill to Ban Sanctuary Cities in Minnesota

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Rasmusson Minnesota

Over two dozen Republicans in the Minnesota Legislature are supporting legislation that would prohibit Minnesota cities from becoming so-called “sanctuary cities.” Known as SF 4328, the proposed law would also increase penalties for human trafficking and fine employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants.

SF 4328 is authored by Minnesota Sen. Jordan Rasmusson, R-Fergus Falls.

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Commentary: The Bill Comes Due for Blue Sanctuary Cities

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The seemingly low-cost virtue signaling of declaring your non-border city or state a “sanctuary” for illegal immigrants has now revealed its hefty price tag.

“If we don’t get the support we need, New Yorkers could be left with a $12 billion bill,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams said last week of the now crisis-level illegal immigrants who continue to flow into the Big Apple.

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Biden DHS Rewards Sanctuary Cities, NGOs with $290 Million

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The Biden Administration’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded over $290 million in taxpayer money to various “sanctuary cities,” as well as pro-illegal alien non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

As reported by Breitbart, the nearly $300 million was taken from the Shelter and Services Program (SSP), a federal initiative that is funded by the U.S. Congress. The money was divided among 34 different cities, NGOs, and other entities.

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Most Americans Believe Migrants Should Be Sent to Sanctuary Cities, Poll Finds

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The majority of Americans believe illegal immigrants should be sent to sanctuary cities, a new poll from Scott Rasmussen and RMG Research Inc found.

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sent 50 migrants last week to Martha’s Vineyard, which advertises itself as a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants, last week, sparking widespread backlash. The new poll suggests that ordinary Americans are actually supportive of the decision despite the media’s negative response.

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Candidate for Cuyahoga County Executive Backs Noncitizen Voting

Bradley Vasoli

Chris Ronayne, the Democratic candidate for Cuyahoga County executive, said in a public forum this week that he would support Ohio’s municipalities allowing noncitizens to vote in local elections.

The former Cleveland city administrator and former president of University Circle, Inc., a community-development corporation, explained to attendees at the Global Cleveland panel discussion at Jukebox that he believed cities can use their home-rule powers to adopt that election policy.

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Gov. Abbott Accelerates Busing of Foreign Nationals from Southern Border to New York City

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is accelerating the state’s busing to New York City of foreign nationals who’ve entered the U.S. through the southern border.

The majority coming in are believed to not have valid asylum claims, are bypassing federal immigration law, and instead of being deported are being released into the U.S. under new Biden administration policies, attorneys general who’ve sued the administration argue.

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17 States File Legal Brief in Support of Florida Law Banning Sanctuary Cities

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Seventeen Republican attorneys general have filed an amicus brief with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in support of a Florida law banning sanctuary cities.

The brief was filed by the attorneys general of Alabama and Georgia, Steve Marshall and Christopher Carr. Joining them were the attorneys general of Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah and West Virginia.

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Florida Lawmakers File Immigration Enforcement Bill

Grant Holcomb

Florida Republican lawmakers Sen. Aaron Bean (R-FL-4) and Rep. John Snyder (R-FL-82) filed companion bills to enhance Florida’s illegal immigration enforcement. The bill would expand an already existent ban on sanctuary cities, municipalities that protect illegal immigrants from immigration enforcement.

The bill would also prohibit state and local government from contracting with transportation companies that have been transported illegal aliens across state lines into Florida.

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Petition Urges North Dakota County to Ban Sanctuary Cities, Illegal Immigrants, and Refugees

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A petition urging officials in a North Dakota county to ban sanctuary cities, illegal immigrants, and refugees gained around 5,000 signatures as of Tuesday, the Minot Daily News reported.

The Ward County Commission said they would uphold laws prohibiting illegal immigration and those supporting Second Amendment rights, though they asked petitioners to provide more specific language to be considered, according to the Minot Daily News. The petition asked the commission to ban illegal immigration and refugees from the county and to establish the region as a “gun sanctuary.”

Residents in Ward County started the petition “to ban sanctuary cities, illegal immigrants, aliens, refugees in Ward County, North Dakota, and add Ward County, North Dakota, as a Second Amendment gun sanctuary county,” the Minot Daily News reported.

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Legal Issues May Arise as Tucson Ignores Arizona’s ‘Second Amendment Sanctuary’ Law

Rachel Alexander

The city of Tucson passed a resolution recently declaring that it will defy Arizona’s “Second Amendment Sanctuary” law, which says the state will not comply with federal laws and regulations that violate the Second Amendment. Arizona’s law prohibits the police and sheriffs from enforcing those laws. The state passed the 2nd Amendment Firearm Freedom Act into law in April. 

Tucson City Councilman Steve Kozachik introduced the resolution last month. Democratic Mayor Regina Romero and the City Council unanimously passed the resolution on June 22, which they labeled an emergency.

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Top White House Economic Adviser Won’t Rule Out Blocking Coronavirus Relief to Sanctuary Cities

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Larry Kudlow, the director of the U.S. National Economic Council, won’t rule out the possibility of prohibiting bailout funds to states that have sanctuary cities.

Appearing Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Kudlow spoke about a possible “Phase Four” of a coronavirus stimulus bill to help Americans struggling economically from the COVID-19 pandemic. The top White House economic adviser also was asked if a Phase Four would include funds for state and local governments.

“There may be additional legislation,” Kudlow began, noting the federal government has already green-lighted more than $3 trillion in “direct federal assistance” for individuals and struggling businesses in the country. “We probably will have some ideas.”

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Illegal Immigrant Sentenced in Columbus Helped Imprisoned Members of MS-13

Anthony Gockowski

An illegal immigrant who was helping imprisoned members of MS-13 in Columbus, Ohio was sentenced to 10 months in prison last week.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Ohio said Wednesday that Fabian Posadas-Mejia will receive a year of supervised release after his prison term and will be subject to deportation upon completing his sentence.

Authorities said they first encountered Posadas-Mejia nearly 25 years ago when he was ordered to be removed from the United States. He was then deported twice in 2014 and once in 2017, meaning he illegally reentered the country at least three times.

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