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| Trump issues new executive order that will spell doom for America's 'sanctuary cities' |
| 2025-04-29 |
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] President Donald Trump is inking new executive orders that would target 'sanctuary cities' in liberal enclaves – and direct authorities to yank back billions in federal revenue if necessary. The cities, including New York, Chicago and Boston, have established laws protecting migrants amid ICE deportation efforts going after people who came here illegally. The issue burst back into the forefront with the arrest of a Wisconsin judge was charged with helping an undocumented immigrant who was in her courtroom avoid arrest. The order directs the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security to identify jurisdictions that aren't cooperating with the feds as they carry out law enforcement operations as part of Trump's mass deportation campaign. 'It's quite simple,' White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said at the White House on Monday. 'Obey the law, respect the law, and don't obstruct federal immigration officials and law enforcement officials when they are simply trying to remove public safety threats from our nation's communities.' Once the agencies identify the 'sanctuary cities,' cabinet secretaries are to tabulate how much federal aid they get. For those that 'remain' sanctuary jurisdictions, AG Pam Bondi and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem then 'shall pursue all necessary legal remedies and enforcement measures to end these violations and bring such jurisdictions into compliance with the laws of the United States.' The agencies also 'shall identify and take appropriate action to stop the enforcement of State and local laws, regulations, policies, and practices favoring aliens over any groups of American citizens that are unlawful, preempted by Federal law, or otherwise unenforceable.' Efforts to strip federal funding are certain to provoke a court challenge. Many of Trump's 140 executive orders from his first 100 days are already facing legal challenges. Another order signed by Trump on Monday requires truck drivers to speak English and pass literacy tests. 'Proficiency in English ... should be a non-negotiable safety requirement for professional drivers,' according to the order. 'They should be able to read and understand traffic signs, communicate with traffic safety, border patrol, agricultural checkpoints, and cargo weight-limit station officers. Drivers need to provide feedback to their employers and customers and receive related directions in English. This is common sense.' |
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