House Dems: States’ rights protect sanctuary cities

Published March 28, 2017 5:43pm ET



President Trump’s decision to cut funding to sanctuary cities as part of an illegal immigration crackdown violates the Tenth Amendment, according to House Democrats.

“I hope one of them will sue,” Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, said of the sanctuary cities during a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing.

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