Bondi puts sanctuary cities nationwide
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In a strongly worded letter, the country’s chief law enforcement officer gave the governor an Aug. 19 deadline to respond.
Attorney General Pam Bondi issued an order rescinding sanctuary city policies in Washington, D.C. and naming an "emergency police commissioner."
The attorney general’s comments came as she issued a new directive voiding commands issued – as recently as earlier Thursday – by DC Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith.
The back-and-forth with the Trump administration over what is a so-called sanctuary state has revved up again as Attorney General Pam Bondi claimed in a letter to state officials that Connecticut is violating federal laws on immigration. "This ends now," Attorney General Pamela Bondi wrote this week, threatening the potential for civil fines.
AG Pam Bondi issued an ultimatum to sanctuary jurisdictions like Boston to align with federal immigration enforcement, but Mayor Wu reaffirms Boston's sanctuary policies.
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield noted Friday that Trump attempted to pull federal grants from the state based on its sanctuary law during his first term. That effort was rejected by a federal judge.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi sent letters to Oregon leaders warning the state's and city's sanctuary policies could violate federal immigration law.
Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday scrapped local directives that severely limited cooperation between police officers in Washington, D.C., and federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other immigration agencies.