Plan to Restrict Federal Grants to "Sanctuary Jurisdictions" Raises Legal Questions

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Executive orders;    Federal-local relations;    Immigration policy;    sanctuary cities;   

RP-ID  :  crs_ls_2017Feb14_restrict

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report provides a description of Executive Order (EO) 13768 "Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States" issued on January 25, 2017 by President Trump.It highlights, in particular, potential questions about how the EO could be construed in regard to "sanctuary cities" and briefly discusses the claims made by those jurisdictions challenging the EO.