When the Trump administration announced Monday it would withhold federal criminal-justice grants from cities that protect undocumented immigrants from federal prosecution, officials who have been battling the administration for months on the issue were hardly surprised. But some said they took the declaration by Attorney General Jeff Sessions—which reaffirmed a more limited Obama-era policy—as a signal of greater pressures so-called sanctuary cities may face. Cities defended their actions as compliant with federal rules,...

Source: Wall Street Journal March 28, 2017 01:41 UTC