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General Category => Immigration/Border => Topic started by: TomSea on January 10, 2017, 06:20:58 pm
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Trump can punish 'sanctuary cities' that protect undocumented immigrants
Alan Gomez , USA TODAY Published 11:57 a.m. ET Jan. 10, 2017 |
Donald Trump, with a little help from Congress, will have broad presidential powers to crack down on "sanctuary cities" that protect undocumented immigrants from his planned roundup and deportation of millions who are in the country illegally.
In what could become a major conflict between the new president and local governments, the showdown likely will result in legal challenges testing how far the White House can go in dictating its priorities.
Trump will be armed with a range of powerful options, including federal lawsuits and the power to withhold hundreds of millions of dollars in grants that states and cities rely on.
Read More At: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/01/10/donald-trump-sanctuary-cities-immigration-undocumented-immigrants/96204876/
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Of course he can. Sessions can instruct the FBI to arrest any and all persons who harbor illegals as per 8 U.S. Code ยง 1324 - Bringing in and harboring certain aliens
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1324
This can include mayors, city councilmen, and law enforcement who abuse this law.