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   WASHINGTON — President Trump said Tuesday that he’s preparing to halt   
   federal funding to sanctuary cities and states on Feb. 1 — potentially   
   yanking billions in revenue in response to laws barring cooperation with   
   immigration agents.   
      
   “Starting February 1, we’re not making any payments to sanctuary cities   
   or states having sanctuary cities because they do everything possible to   
   protect criminals at the expense of American citizens,” Trump said   
   during a speech in Detroit.   
      
   “It breeds fraud and crime and all of the other problems that come. So   
   we’re not making any payment to anybody that supports sanctuary cities.”   
      
   A list published in August by the Justice Department identifies 12   
   states — including California, Illinois and New York — and five of the   
   nation’s 10 largest cities such as the Big Apple as sanctuary   
   jurisdictions.   
      
   “You’ll see. It will be significant,” Trump added later to reporters   
   when asked about the funding cuts.   
      
   Advocates of sanctuary laws argue that they make illegal immigrants who   
   are crime victims feel comfortable engaging with law enforcement.   
      
   Opponents highlight the fact that the policies prevent the deportation   
   of violent criminals when prisons and jails balk at “detainer” requests   
   from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.   
      
   It’s unclear how comprehensive the financial pullback would be and if   
   certain programs — such as state-administered Medicaid and food stamps —   
   would be exempted.   
      
   Trump has long threatened to withhold federal funds over policy   
   disagreements with Democrats — including threatening in 2020 to pull   
   money from alleged “anarchist jurisdictions” that experienced sustained   
   disorder after the murder of George Floyd.   
      
   The president and his team have been increasingly willing to follow   
   through during his second term — with Attorney General Pam Bondi last   
   February throttling federal law enforcement resources for sanctuary   
   jurisdictions.   
      
   The Department of Health and Human Services this month froze social   
   services funding to five states citing fraud concerns, impacting   
   resources from the Child Care Development Fund, the Temporary Assistance   
   for Needy Families program and the Social Services Block Grant program.   
      
   States and cities are likely to sue over any withholding of funds.   
      
   A New York federal judge in October barred the Federal Emergency   
   Management Agency from withholding $34 million in anti-terrorism grants   
   to New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority after FEMA told   
   Congress it would pull those funds due to the Big Apple’s sanctuary   
   policies.   
      
   https://nypost.com/2026/01/13/us-news/trump-says-sanctuary-cities-and-sta   
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