Donald Trump’s war on sanctuary cities has begun
A detailed threat sent by America First Legal, led by future homeland security advisor Stephen Miller, to 249 jurisdictions that do not cooperate on immigration matters is the first attack against one of the biggest obstacles to mass deportation
The first shot fired in Donald Trump’s battle against sanctuary cities was a letter sent 249 times that went somewhat unnoticed. On December 23, in the midst of the Christmas celebrations, the Trumpist organization America First Legal issued a message explicitly detailing the serious legal and economic consequences that could befall jurisdictions that do not collaborate with the federal government on immigration matters. After months of campaigning in which the candidate and now president-elect and many of those around him, especially the anti-immigration hawk Stephen Miller, put these cities in the spotlight, the threat reads like a declaration of war.
