Jan. 13 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he plans to freeze federal funds to so-called sanctuary cities amid his administration's intensifying immigration crackdown, a move expected to be met with litigation.
"Starting Feb. 1, we're not making any payments to sanctuary cities or states having sanctuary cities because they do everything to protect criminals at the expense of American citizens and it breeds fraud and crime and all of the other problems that come," Trump said Tuesday during a speech at the Detroit Economic Club.
"So we're not making any payments to anybody that supports sanctuary cities.
Asked later Tuesday by reporters for details about what funding would be cut, Trump said: "You'll see. It'll be significant."
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