President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday escalated its battle with “sanctuary cities” that protect illegal immigrants from deportation, demanding documents on whether local law enforcement agencies are illegally withholding information from U.S. immigration authorities.
The U.S. Justice Department said it was asking for the records from 23 jurisdictions, including America’s three largest cities – New York, Los Angeles and Chicago – as well as three states, California, Illinois and Oregon.
“If these jurisdictions fail to respond to our request, fail to respond completely or fail to respond in a timely manner, we will exercise our lawful authorities and issue subpoenas for the information,” said a senior Justice Department official, briefing reporters on condition of anonymity.
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