By Robert Laurie ——Bio and Archives--November 2, 2017
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Are you like me? Are you completely flabbergasted that "sanctuary cities" and "sanctuary states" are being tolerated? Well, if you are, there may be good news. Municipalities that are openly defying the nation's immigration laws could be headed for stormy seas.
According to Fox News, the DOJ is threatening to yank federal funds destined for the sanctuary state of California - and it could cost the left coast millions...The Department of Justice issued California another stern warning Wednesday - drop its sanctuary state status or remain in violation of federal law and potentially lose out on millions of dollars. Earlier this month, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a so-called “sanctuary state” bill which basically erects a wall between California law enforcement and federal immigration enforcement officers. The bill forbids California cops from providing release and other information that isn’t publicly available in response to a request for notification from federal law enforcement. The government has been pushing for notification from local authorities about when they have an undocumented immigrant in custody who has committed a crime, saying to withhold that information, and then release that person onto the streets is putting local communities in danger.Not only does this threat apply to future monies, it could end up costing them millions of dollars they've already received and presumably spent...
Department of Justice Officials tell Fox News this situation could result with future federal grants being withheld from California, that threat has been a common thread in this ongoing story. However DOJ officials also tell Fox they could “clawback” funds already awarded to the Golden State. For instance California received more than $18 million in federal grants from the Department of Justice in 2016, funds DOJ officials say could be subject to a “clawback.”Now, I'd love to tell you this was definitely going to happen. Like Fox Mulder, "I want to believe." I'm just not sure I do. To be blunt, Jeff Sessions seems like an Attorney General who has his priorities severely out of whack. Washington is a morass of corruption and illegality, yet he seems obsessed with relaunching America's war on marijuana. Overall, his tenure has been marked by what feels like a reluctance to do much in the way of "boat rocking." If I'd seen anything that indicated he was about to get tough on real, serious, issues and criminals, I'd be singing a different tune. As it is, this "warning" comes off as saber-rattling from a a federal agency that appears to like the status quo a bit too much. If I'm wrong, I will happily eat my words. ...But you'll have to forgive me if I opt not to hold my breath.
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