Trump moves to cut funds to sanctuary states, not just cities
Trump announced the government would withhold federal funding from sanctuary cities and the states that contain them, as DOJ published a list of some three dozen targeted jurisdictions.
What happened
Trump announced the government would withhold federal funding from sanctuary cities and the states that contain them, as DOJ published a list of some three dozen targeted jurisdictions.
Why it matters
Emergency and domestic-force authorities can bypass ordinary limits and move coercive power closer to direct presidential control. It is tracked here under “Coerce states and localities”; the classification describes the documented institutional risk, not a claim about motive.