IG: Sanctuary Policies Violate Federal Law
Department of Justice’s Inspector General Sanctuary City
Published:
Mon, Aug 1st 2016 @ 2:27 pm EDT
The Department of Justice’s Inspector General has released a memorandum that finds that the practices of sanctuary jurisdictions violate federal law. This report was only made public after the Senate voted down Sen. Toomey’s bill that would have ended sanctuary practices.
The IG report showed that sanctuary jurisdictions who inhibit police from cooperating with ICE detainer requests are in violation of federal law yet have received millions in federal Justice grants. According to the report 10 out of the 155 jurisdictions examined by the IG were given over $342.1 million in Justice grants or about 63% of funds available to all American cities.
“The Inspector General’s decision is sound and firmly settles the question. Now, the law and the American people demand that this Administration cease its acquiescence in this illegality. The Obama Administration must immediately take action to withhold significant federal law enforcement funding for these offending jurisdictions,” Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) wrote in a press release.
https://www.numbersusa.com/news/ig-sanctuary-policies-violate-federal-law
