Sessions Threatens to Subpoena 23 Sanctuary Cities

The Department of Justice wants to withhold some federal funding from sanctuary jurisdictions that do not cooperate with federal immigration officers. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times

WASHINGTON—The Justice Department has put sanctuary jurisdictions on notice, again. This time with a letter to 23 sanctuaries demanding proof of compliance with federal immigration laws or face a subpoena.

The letters ask the jurisdictions to produce documentation that could prove they are “unlawfully restricting information sharing by its law enforcement officers with federal immigration authorities.”