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LA Mayor Vows to Fight Trump Administration Attempt to Strip ‘Sanctuary City’ Funding

28-3-2017 < Red Ice Creations 93 142 words
 
LA Mayor Vows to Fight Trump Administration Attempt to Strip ‘Sanctuary City’ Funding Responding to the latest warnings by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions that Department of Justice funds will be withheld from sanctuary cities, Mayor Eric Garcetti said Monday he will fight efforts by the Trump administration to take away federal funding needed for law enforcement in Los Angeles. Garcetti said that such actions would be unconstitutional, adding that the city’s policies are “designed to keep our residents safe.” “Slashing funds for first-responders, for our port and airport, for counterterrorism, crime-fighting and community-building serves no one — not this city, not the federal government, not the American people,” he said. “We will fight to protect the safety and dignity of all Angelenos, and we will work closely with our representatives in Congress to make sure that Los…
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