Sessions Puts Squeeze on Sanctuary Cities With New Funding Criteria

Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks to local, state, and federal law enforcement about a recent spate of MS-13 gang-related killings in Central Islip, N.Y., on April 28, 2017. Benjamin Chasteen/The Epoch Times

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has taken a small step in the Trump administration’s plan to crack down on so-called sanctuary cities, jurisdictions that shield illegal aliens from federal immigration agents.

Sessions said fiscal year 2017 recipients of a federal grant program, known as the Byrne JAG, must meet three conditions.