DOJ Issues Memo on Sanctuary Jurisdiction Directives

Attorney General Pamela Bondi issued a memo on sanctuary jurisdiction directives, stating that sanctuary jurisdictions should not receive access to federal grants administered by the DOJ, and that the DOJ will exercise its own authority to impose any conditions of funding that do not violate applicable constitutional or statutory limitations. The memo also directs all DOJ components that provide federal funding to non-governmental organizations to immediately identify all contracts, grants, or other agreements with organizations that support or provide services to removable or undocumented immigrants, as well as directs all litigating components of the DOJ and each U.S. Attorney’s Office to pursue enforcement actions against jurisdictions that facilitate violations of federal immigration laws or impede lawful federal immigration operations.