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DOJ "Sanctuary Jurisdiction Directives" § I aims to tie DOJ funding for state and local jurisdictions to immigration enforcement compliance

  1. Original Date Announced

    February 5, 2025

    Section I of AG Bondi's "Sanctuary Jurisdiction Directives" memorandum directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to require that all state and local jurisdictions be "compliant with" 8 U.S.C. § 1373(a) to be eligible for certain Department grants. 8 U.S.C. § 1373(a) provides that government entities "may not prohibit, or in any way restrict, any government entity or official from sending to, or receiving from, [federal immigration officers] information regarding the citizenship or immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of any individual."

    Within 30 days, the Associate Attorney General will create a report listing grants to which this new requirement applies. Additionally, "the Department may seek to tailor future grants to promote a lawful system of immigration, and to reduce efforts by state or local jurisdictions to undermine a lawful system of immigration." Part I also states that DOJ officials will "take any appropriate enforcement action where state or local practices violate federal laws, regulations, or grant conditions."

    Trump 2.0 [ID # 1529]

    2025.02.05 AG Memo on "Sanctuary Jurisdiction Directives"
  2. Effective Date

    February 5, 2025
  3. Subsequent Trump and Court Action(s)

    • February 7, 2025

      2025.02.07 San Francisco v. Trump, No. 25-1350 (N.D. Cal.) - Complaint

      On February 7, 2025, several jurisdictions—City and County of San Francisco, Santa Clara County, Portland, King County, and New Haven—sued President Trump alleging that the threats to withhold federal funding from so-called sanctuary jurisdictions in Section 17 of EO 14159 and the DOJ memo described in this policy entry are unconstitutional and violate federal law. San Francisco v. Trump, No. 25-1350 (N.D. Cal.).

      **Litigation entries are limited to initial complaints and major substantive rulings. For pleadings and additional information, use name and docket number to search  Civil Rights Clearinghouse and CourtListener or visit Just Security Litigation Tracker**

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