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    Attorney General Orders Crackdown On 'Sanctuary Cities,' Threatens Holding Funds

    The Justice Department's order to withhold $4.1 billion in federal grants over immigration enforcement could affect major cities including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.
    by Jessica Taylor Mar 27, 2017 2 minutes
    Attorney General Jeff Sessions delivers remarks during the daily White House press briefing on Monday.

    The Justice Department is following through on an executive order to withhold as much as $4.1 billion in federal grants from so-called "sanctuary cities," generally defined as places where local law enforcement limit their cooperation with federal authorities on immigration enforcement.

    Attorney General Jeff Sessions' appearance at the daily White House briefing is a signal that President

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