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Barr announces new sanctions in ‘significant escalation’ against sanctuary cities

By Zach Halaschak
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Barr announces new sanctions in ‘significant escalation’ against sanctuary cities

Attorney General William Barr announced new measures to combat sanctuary cities in what he called a “significant escalation.”

Barr, 69, made the announcement on Monday at the National Sheriff’s Association 2020 Winter Legislative and Technology Conference. He said that the Justice Department would file a number of lawsuits against state and local governments and new reviews of sanctuary cities and prosecutors.

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