Trump Plans to Withhold All Federal Funding From Sanctuary City ‘Death Traps’

President Donald Trump announced Thursday that his  administration is finalizing plans to withhold all federal funding for sanctuary cities and states that provide safe harbor to illegal aliens.

“No more Sanctuary Cities! They protect the Criminals, not the Victims,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “They are disgracing our Country, and are being mocked all over the World.”

On his first day in office, Trump signed the “Protecting the American People Against Invasion” executive order laying out a framework to strictly enforce the nation’s immigration laws and “prioritize the safety, security, and financial and economic well-being of Americans.”

In the E/O, Trump authorized the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security to “evaluate and undertake any lawful actions” needed to ensure sanctuary jurisdictions across the U.S. are not receiving federal funds.

Now, it appears Trump is ready to drop the hammer on these Democrat strongholds.

“Working on papers to withhold all Federal Funding for any City or State that allows these Death Traps to exist,” the president said in his post.

Sanctuary jurisdictions are states, counties, or cities that refuse to cooperate with federal law enforcement agencies seeking to deport criminal illegal aliens.

There are about a dozen states and hundreds of cities across the US that consider themselves “sanctuaries” for illegals.

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security and Enforcement held a hearing Wednesday to address the issue, titled “Sanctuary Jurisdictions: Magnet for Migrants, Cover for Criminals.”

Republicans contended that sanctuary cities have been an impediment to the mass deportations the Trump administration has prioritized in its first 100 days of office.

But Democrats defended Sanctuary Cities, arguing that trust between local law enforcement and the community erodes when the police comply with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

In his opening statement, Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) argued that the strong measures were necessary after Democrats deliberately trafficked over eight million unvetted illegal aliens into the country, “including some of the most dangerous, vicious criminals and cartel members in the world.”

“Congress must enact stronger laws that will prevent a future Joe Biden from ever again placing our families at risk, and that will stop today’s Democratic politicians from impeding the enforcement of our immigration and public safety laws,” said McClintock stated.

The Trump administration also announced plans on Tuesday to begin fining illegal immigrants subject to a deportation order $998 a day if they do not leave the United States.

“Illegal aliens should use the CBP Home app to self-deport and leave the country now. If they don’t, they will face the consequences,” Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said. “This includes a fine of $998 per day for every day that the illegal alien overstayed their final deportation order.”

Head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Todd Lyons meanwhile said Wednesday that he would like to see the agency “implement a system of trucks that would round up immigrants for deportation in a system similar to how Amazon truck delivers packages across US cities,” according to Fox. “We need to get better at treating this like a business,” the Acting ICE Director said.

According to Rep. McClintock, more than 100,000 migrants had been deported under Trump’s presidency and border crossings have fallen from 800 a day to 77.

“Well, the American people finally had enough,” the congressman said.