President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Monday directing the Department of Justice and Homeland Security to create a list of all sanctuary cities that fail to comply with federal immigration laws, thus giving him a chance to abandon his sanctuary.
The order was a vital commitment he made during his third bid for president when Trump tried to speed up his deportation.
But the so-called “sanitary cities” or jurisdictions that limit the ability of local agencies to cooperate with federal immigration authorities limit his ability to do so.
"It's simple: comply with the law, respect the law, and not obstruct federal immigration officials and law enforcement officers when simply trying to eliminate public safety threats in our country's communities," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Monday. "The U.S. public doesn't want illegal foreign criminals in their communities. They're clear on November 5 that the administration is determined to enforce our country's immigration laws."
Specifically, executive orders will inform the sanctuary of status and allow them to waive the title of shelter or risk losing federal funds. Additionally, according to a White House overview shared with Fox News Digital on Monday, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem were directed to “seek all legal remedies” to bring sanctuary cities to abide by federal law.
Bondy and Norm were also directed to establish appropriate channels to ensure that people in sanctuary cities do not receive federal public benefits.
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House. (Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo/Reuters)
According to the Center for Immigration Research, some of the largest cities in the country have some kind of shelter laws in books designed to protect their illegal immigrant residents, including Chicago, New York City, Boston and Los Angeles. Some states even continue to pass their own asylum laws, including California, Oregon, Washington and Illinois.
The jurisdiction has faced controversy as Trump accelerates his deportation efforts, especially after several high-profile crimes allegedly committed by illegal immigrants in sanctuary cities.
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Even so, the executive order violates the Constitution's principle of separation power and expenditure provisions, except for the Fifth and 10th Amendments, after a few days of a federal judge blocking the Trump administration from restricting federal funds for sanctuary cities.
Tensions have increased between the federal government and jurisdictions in recent weeks, including a March oversight and government hearing committee where members of Congress grilled the mayors of four famous sanctuary cities.
James Comer (R-Ky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Commission. “They also jeopardize more difficult enforcement actions in jurisdictions that refuse to work with federal immigration authorities.”
"We stand with immigrants," Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said, as he has been opposing the Trump administration. (Getty Image)
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Trump, a long-time critic of the asylum jurisdiction, suggested earlier in an April 10 social media post that such executive action may be taking action.
Trump on April 10 in a Truth Society Position.
"They are being ashamed of our country and being ridiculed around the world," Trump said. "They are writing documents to withhold all federal funds to allow any city or state where these death traps exist."
The Trump administration has signed more than 140 executive orders in the first 100 days of Trump's tenure, an increase from the 33 times he signed in the first 100 days of his first term.
Peter Pinedo of Fox News contributed to the report.