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Todd Blanche Is Finally Punishing ‘Sanctuary’ Cities For Getting Americans Killed

Civil lawsuits against state and local governments, as well as criminal convictions for leftist terrorists, are much-needed steps.

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With confirmation hearings for Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche scheduled for this week, Blanche’s record will inevitably be in the spotlight. Among the most promising actions Blanche has taken in his current role are his recent efforts to turn up the temperature on the so-called “sanctuary” jurisdictions. 

As the Trump administration seeks to carry out its mandate to enforce immigration law, one of the most recurring obstacles thus far has been the increasing presence of so-called “sanctuary” jurisdictions, where state and local authorities pledge not to cooperate with federal authorities in enforcing federal immigration laws. At best, these jurisdictions are providing no assistance to the federal government, and at worst, they are openly obstructing federal law enforcement.  

Not only do these jurisdictions resist the lawful authority of the federal government on immigration, but they also continue to put Americans at risk through policies that favor criminal aliens over law-abiding Americans. For example, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz just pardoned a convicted Laotian child rapist in an unsuccessful attempt to shield him from deportation. Similarly, as recently shown by America First Legal, Virginia’s Fairfax County has continued to release illegal aliens into the community, even when these aliens are convicted of the worst kinds of crimes. These are the consequences of “sanctuary” policies everywhere they are enacted.  

As I have argued elsewhere in these pages, pleas from the federal government to these states and cities to cooperate will almost assuredly prove impotent unless the Trump administration can put sufficiently overwhelming federal pressure on these jurisdictions and thereby coerce them. 

While Blanche’s actions mark an uptick of enforcement actions from the Trump admin, Blanche is merely carrying out Department of Justice priorities that Trump has been seeking since he returned to the White House. As early as February 2025, the DOJ issued a memorandum stating that “sanctuary” jurisdictions will not receive........

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