Senate to vote on bill cracking down on sanctuary cities

Published October 8, 2015 8:04pm ET



Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Thursday announced the Senate would vote next week on legislation to enact “Kate’s Law,” which would strip any jurisdiction qualifying as a “sanctuary city” of federal grant money.

“Kate’s Law” is a campaign to impose a penalty of a minimum of five years in prison for any illegal immigrant who is deported and then illegally re-enters the United States. The idea has been backed by TV host Bill O’Reilly, and presidential candidates Donald Trump and Ted Cruz. Cruz and fellow presidential candidate Marco Rubio are co-sponsors of this legislation in the Senate.

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