New Gop Bill Would Cut Off Housing Funds To Sanctuary Cities Defying Trump Dhs

FIRST ON FOX: A caller measure from legislature Republicans would halt lodging grants to sanctuary cities for illustration Los Angeles that do not comply pinch national rule and migration authorities.

"Cities that promote forbidden migration shouldn’t beryllium rewarded pinch national lodging subsidies," said Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn. "The Trump management has made it clear that forbidden migration will not beryllium tolerated anyplace successful nan United States, and cities that defy American sovereignty will look nan consequences."

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Hagerty’s bill, which he antecedently introduced past twelvemonth pinch then-Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, would specifically target national lodging grants provided by nan organization improvement artifact assistance program.

The decades-old assistance program, which is tally by nan Department of Housing and Urban Development, provides a travel of assistance backing each twelvemonth to states, cities and counties to "develop viable municipality communities by providing decent housing and a suitable surviving environment," according to nan agency.

The measurement comes amid a broader push by President Donald Trump to ace down connected sanctuary cities that includes threats of revoking national backing to those that do not comply pinch his administration's migration agenda.  

Hagerty's bill, which is besides being sponsored by Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., successful nan House, comes arsenic ongoing unrest and unit proceed to rage successful Los Angeles, arsenic group return to nan streets to protestation ICE raids successful nan area and astir nan country.

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"It’s simple: if you’re going to disregard national migration law, don’t expect to get a dime of national taxation dollars," Norman said.

"Sanctuary cities are putting authorities complete nationalist safety, and that’s unacceptable," he continued. This measure makes clear that cities choosing to harbor forbidden immigrants astatine nan disbursal of nationalist information will nary longer person payer money."

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Their measure outlines that immoderate sanctuary jurisdiction that has a law, section ordinance aliases argumentation that impedes aliases prevents nan sharing of accusation that identifies nan migration position of individuals, aliases laws that artifact compliance pinch requests from nan DHS would spot nan national assistance backing revoked.

The lodging grants were already successful nan White House’s crosshairs. Indeed, Trump’s skinny fund that he unveiled to Congress past period included a proviso that would nix national organization improvement artifact grants entirely. 

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The programme accounts for complete $3 cardinal successful assistance backing astatine nan national level. The management based on successful its fund connection that nan organization improvement artifact assistance programme "is amended funded and administered astatine nan authorities and section level."

In all, nan president has projected astir $5 cardinal successful cuts to organization improvement programs.