Defunding Sanctuary Cities: Culberson Meets with A.G. Sessions to Reaffirm Commitment

Cities who receive our hard-earned tax dollars must be in compliance with Federal Immigration Law Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON D.C.  As the Chairman of the Commerce Justice & Science Subcommittee on Appropriations I am committed to providing resources to our law enforcement officials and restoring the rule of law in our country said Cong. John Culberson (TX-07) after meeting earlier today with U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to discuss his work with the Department of Justice and his efforts to defund Sanctuary Cities.

Last year I persuaded Attorney General Loretta Lynch to change the Department of Justices policy so that sanctuary jurisdictions are no longer eligible to receive federal law enforcement grants going forward.

Today Attorney General Sessions reaffirmed the Administrations pledge that cities who receive our hard-earned tax dollars must be in compliance with federal immigration law and I will continue to conduct the necessary oversight to ensure that jurisdictions who protect criminal illegal aliens do not receive federal law enforcement grant money."

On July 7 2016 the Department of Justice released updated guidelines that disqualify sanctuary cities from receiving DOJ grant money if they are found to be in violation of 8 USC § 1373. On July 28 2016 the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General publicly confirmed that ten of the nations largest grant recipients are not in compliance with federal immigration law and could stand to lose millions of dollars in federal law enforcement grants for the upcoming FY 2017 cycle.