Executive OrderImmigration

Sanctuary Jurisdictions Executive Order

Targets so-called sanctuary cities and states by threatening to withhold federal funding. Directs the Attorney General and DHS to take enforcement action against jurisdictions that limit cooperation with ICE. Illinois AG challenged the crackdown.

Partially Implemented

Details

Targets so-called sanctuary cities and states by threatening to withhold federal funding. Directs the Attorney General and DHS to take enforcement action against jurisdictions that limit cooperation with ICE. Illinois AG challenged the crackdown.

Date Issued

2025-01-20

Type

Executive Order

Legal & Institutional Responses (1)

State Attorneys General Coalition - Multi-Front Pushback

23 Blue state AGs and D.C. regularly challenging the administration on multiple fronts: federal funding suspensions, privacy rights violations, tariffs, machine gun conversions, abortion access restrictions, and voter data demands. Individual AGs like CA challenged Marine deployments and IL challenged sanctuary city crackdowns.

Filed
State Lawsuit
Various Federal Courts
2025-02-01

Affected Agencies

  • Department of Homeland Security
  • Department of Justice

Related Risk Areas

Civil Liberties
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