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Original Date Announced
August 3, 2017AG Sessions announces that eligibility for Public Safety Partnership (PSP) funds -- for communities to use to combat drug trafficking and gang crime -- will be limited to those jurisdictions that provide immigration authorities with access to their jails and that notify DHS before releasing inmates wanted on immigration violations. DOJ is sending letters to Albuquerque NM, Baltimore MD, San Bernardino CA, and Stockton CA requesting information that would disqualify them for these funds.
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DOJ announcement on sanctuary jurisdictionsEffective Date
August 3, 2017Current Status
Fully in EffectOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Change in PracticeSubject Matter: Sanctuary RestrictionsAgencies Affected: DOJ State & Local EntitiesPre Trump-Era Policies
- The National Public Safety Partnership (PSP) was established in June 2017 by the U.S. Department of Justice in response to President Trump’s Executive Order on a Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety. Go to article on nationalpublicsafetypartnership.org