The Law Enforcement Solidarity Act, introduced by Rep. Claudia Tenney, is a Republican bill aimed at revoking federal welfare funding for illegal immigrants in sanctuary states that do not comply with federal deportation efforts. The bill conditions federal aidâcovering food, housing, health care, and legal servicesâon local law enforcement's cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security. This move comes amid significant funding cuts for cities like New York due to their sanctuary policies, and precedes an executive order from President Trump targeting non-compliant cities.
"Law enforcement officers who respond to the emergency call from their fellow officers should be celebrated, not chastised," Tenney told The Post.
"That's why I'm introducing the Law Enforcement Solidarity Act to make federal funding conditional on allowing local law enforcement to cooperate with federal law enforcement," she added.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency already told New York City officials this month that the US government was cutting $188 million in grants earmarked to deal with the migrant influx.
Tenney's bill comes ahead of an executive order President Trump will sign Monday afternoon to provide a list of sanctuary cities in which local officials are not complying with the feds.
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