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U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy issued a warning to jurisdictions with “sanctuary” policies, threatening them with federal funding cuts if they do not cooperate with federal immigration policy.
As Ryan King explains in the New York Post, “Duffy had issued the warning after Trump declared Sunday that his team will embark upon the ‘single largest Mass Deportation Program in History’ with a particular emphasis on Los Angeles, Chicago, New York and other big cities.”
The Secretary did not elaborate on how funding would be cut but called jurisdictions that do not cooperate with federal authorities “rogue state actors.” According to King, “In 2023, the feds spent some $44.8 billion on infrastructure, including $81.5 billion worth of transfers to states. The federal government also provides emergency relief in the event of natural disasters,” King adds, funding that is also in danger as Trump moves to eliminate FEMA and federal disaster relief programs.
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