Trump finalizing plan to withhold federal funding from sanctuary cities

Published April 10, 2025 11:29am ET



President Donald Trump said his administration is close to finalizing a plan that would withhold all federal funding to cities and states that have enacted “sanctuary” zones and do not cooperate with federal immigration authorities.

“No more Sanctuary Cities! They protect the Criminals, not the Victims. They are disgracing our Country and are being mocked all over the World,” Trump wrote in a post to Truth Social Thursday morning. “Working on papers to withhold all Federal Funding for any City or State that allows these Death Traps to exist!!!”

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