A.G. Sessions Admits Feds Can’t Make Sanctuary Cities Help Deport Immigrants

[rangerrebew]

A.G. Sessions Admits Feds Can’t Make Sanctuary Cities Help Deport Immigrants



Scott Shackford|May. 23, 2017 1:15 pm


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Rejoice, conservatives: Federalism has been affirmed! The Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have admitted that they can't force local police to enforce certain federal laws.

Perhaps not all who self-identify as conservatives will be cheering this news. Yesterday afternoon, Attorney General Jeff Sessions put out a memo acknowledging that President Donald Trump and his administration generally lack the authority to punish so-called sanctuary cities by denying them federal grants.

 

http://reason.com/blog/2017/05/23/ag...nt-make-sanctu

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

In fairness this was never promised. All we could do was withhold funds to compel them to comply with federal law.

[Joe Wooten]

In fairness this was never promised. All we could do was withhold funds to compel them to comply with federal law.

Yep! Take away the federal tit until they comply.

[dfwgator]

Sessions is weak.

[rangerrebew]

I think a better plan would be to take anyone who does federal government business off the supplier list until the cities get the message.  That would hit the pocket book , and thought patterns, real quickly.