Trump signs executive order cracking down on ‘sanctuary’ cities, threatens their federal funding

‘Borderczar’TomHomanaddressestheTrumpadministration’simmigrationcrackdownon‘Hannity.’ PresidentDonaldTrumpsignedanexecutiveorderMondayinstructingtheJusticeDepartmentandtheDepartmentofHomelandSecuritytocreatealistofallsanctuarycitiesfailingtoadheretofederalimmigrationlaws,providingthemachancetoabandontheirsanctuarystatus.  TheordercomesasTrumpseekstospeedupdeportations,followingthroughonakeypromisehemadeonthecampaigntrailduringhisthirdbidforpresident. Butso-called“sanctuarycities,”orjurisdictionsthatlimittheabilityoflocalagenciestocooperatewithfederalimmigrationauthorities,haverestrictedhisabilitytodoso.  “It’squitesimple:obeythelaw,respectthelaw,anddon’tobstructfederalimmigrationofficialsandlawenforcementofficialswhentheyaresimplytryingtoremovepublicsafetythreatsfromournation’scommunities,”WhiteHousePressSecretaryKarolineLeavitttol