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DEFUND THE CHAOS: Congress Finally Pulls the Pin on Sanctuary City Funding

April 6, 2026 1:00 pmApril 6, 2026 1:01 pm

Here is a civics lesson your senator apparently cannot grasp: if a city refuses to cooperate with federal immigration law, it should not receive federal money. Enter H.R. 7640, the Shut Down Sanctuary Policies Act, advanced 22-11 by the House...

Incoming Trump Officials Send CA Lawmakers Letter Regarding Illegal Sanctuary Laws

December 30, 2024 1:42 pmDecember 30, 2024 1:42 pm

President-elect Donald Trump’s deputy chief of staff for policy, Stephen Miller, sent a letter to multiple California cities, counties, and state lawmakers over the weekend, warning them of the negative consequences they are facing if sanctuary city laws hinder illegal...

Supreme Court Turns Down California Sanctuary Law Case

June 15, 2020 2:58 pmJune 16, 2020 3:03 pm

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court refused a Department of Justice request to review a federal appeals court decision that upheld the 2017 California sanctuary law. The Supreme Court refuses to hear the SB 54 case The law, Senate Bill...