Markwayne Mullin Tells Sanctuary Cities What They Might Lose If They Refuse To Cooperate With DHS

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Monday that sanctuary cities could face significant consequences if they refuse to enforce federal immigration laws.

Speaking on “Special Report with Bret Baier,” Mullin suggested that cities unwilling to cooperate with federal authorities might lose access to critical federal functions, including processing international flights. Mullin said he believes sanctuary city policies are unlawful and indicated that federal lawmakers might examine the issue.

“This one area we may take a hard look at is, some of these cities have international airports. If they’re a sanctuary city, should they really be processing customs into their city?” Mullin asked host Bret Baier.

Mullin said it doesn’t make sense for cities to process international travelers at their airports while ignoring immigration laws once those passengers leave the terminals.

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“Seriously, if they’re a sanctuary city and they’re receiving international flights and we’re asking them to partner with 🇺🇸US at the airport, but once they walk out of the airport, they’re not going to enforce immigration policy, maybe we need to have a really hard look at that because we need to focus on cities that want to work with 🇺🇸US,” Mullin added.