DHS boss reveals Oval Office plan to 'withhold funding' from sanctuary cities after aggressive New York bust
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin says Trump explored withholding federal funding from sanctuary cities during an Oval Office meeting.
TL;DR
- The White House is exploring legal options to withhold federal funding from sanctuary cities and states.
- Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin discussed this possibility in an Oval Office meeting.
- A recent ICE operation in New York, dubbed 'Rotten Apple,' led to over 2,100 arrests.
- Arrests included individuals accused of serious crimes like murder, rape, and child sexual abuse.
- Mullin questioned the logic of providing federal funding to cities that do not enforce federal immigration laws.