As President Donald Trump’s federal funding suspension for sanctuary cities looms, Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan signed an executive order Monday barring any city employees from cooperating with federal immigration enforcement.
Trump said earlier this month that starting Feb. 1, the government will not be making any payments to cities that offer sanctuary to illegal immigrants because “it breeds fraud and crime.”
Although Buffalo is not on the list of sanctuary jurisdictions published by the Department of Justice, New York is.
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In a news release, Ryan said the order will take effect immediately and is in the interest of public safety to counteract fear around Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol operations.
“This executive order makes clear that the City of Buffalo will not participate in
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