President Trump with an executive order wants an end to sanctuary cities since they shelter illegal immigrants. Major cities in left-leaning states that did not vote for Mr Trump have enacted policies protecting undocumented immigrants within their boundaries. They are known as sanctuary cities since they shelter illegal immigrants and do not permit enforcement of federal immigration laws.
President Trump has pledged to end this practice through an executive order to prevent sanctuary jurisdictions across the United States that willfully violate Federal law in an attempt to shield aliens from removal from the United States. The order frames the issue as one of national security in that these jurisdictions have caused harm to the American people and to the republic.
“Sanctuary jurisdictions across the United States willfully violate Federal law in an attempt to shield aliens from removal from the United States,” it reads. “These jurisdictions have caused immeasurable harm to the American people and to the very fabric of our republic.”