Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) encouraged the incoming Trump administration to withhold funding to states and cities that choose not to cooperate with President-elect Donald Trump’s planned deportations, as states need to “comply with constitutional obligations.” 

Several officials and mayors of sanctuary cities for illegal immigrants have vowed to oppose Trump’s deportation efforts once the president-elect assumes office, including Tuscon Mayor Regina Romero in Arizona, a state Trump won by “nearly 200,000 votes.” Biggs argued that border security was “the top issue” for voters in this election and predicted the incoming administration would utilize the Justice Department, which would “go after” officials working against Trump’s deportations.