Democrats shrug as Trump threatens ‘sanctuary’ cities again with February funding cutoff

By: Tim Henderson

Outlets: Stateline

Published: January 14, 2026

Words: 542

Last Updated: 2 weeks ago

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President Donald Trump’s threat this week to stop federal funding to both so-called “sanctuary” cities and the states where they’re located was greeted with disbelief by many states and cities since the administration has fared poorly on that issue in court.

“We will go to court within seconds, and we will win if he does this. It’s already proven unlawful. We’ve already won multiple times,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta told ABC News7 …

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