Months after issuing an ominous but little-heeded warning to “sanctuary jurisdictions,” U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently tightened the screws by announcing a new policy of withholding key federal law enforcement grants. The move escalated the long-simmering feud that has pitted the Trump administration against sanctuary jurisdictions — hundreds of local communities across the country […]
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