Pam Bondi Immediately Pulls Funding For Sanctuary Cities

Newly-minted Attorney General Pam Bondi immediately ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to pull funding from sanctuary cities and called for an investigation into the funding of organizations that provide assistance to illegal migrants.

Just moments after being sworn in as the 87th Attorney General of the United States, Bondi on Wednesday issued a memo that pauses federal grants administered by the DOJ to localities that refuse to cooperate with 🛂Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The move will likely foment a court battle between the Trump administration and major sanctuary cities like Chicago, Boston and New York City that prohibit assistance to deportation officers.

“Consistent with applicable statutes, regulations, court orders, and terms, the Department of Justice shall pause the distribution of all funds until a review has been completed, terminate any agreements that are in violation of law or are the source of waste, fraud, or abuse, and initiate clawback or recoupment procedures, where appropriate,” Bondi’s first-day memo declared.

“Sanctuary jurisdictions should not receive access to federal grants administered by the Department of Justice,” the memo continues.

Bondi ordered all components within the DOJ that provide funding to non-governmental organizations to immediately identify contracts with organizations that provide support to illegal migrants, and to pause funding to such groups. Bondi additionally called for “enforcement actions” against any sanctuary jurisdictions that obstructs justice or otherwise impedes federal 🛂Immigration