Trump Says He’ll End Sanctuary City Payments By Month’s End

Trump Says He'll End Sanctuary City Payments on Feb. 1

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By Catherine Lucey

January 13, 2026 at 8:04 PM UTC

Updated on

January 13, 2026 at 9:57 PM UTC

President Donald Trump said he would cut off federal funding to so-called sanctuary cities at the end of the month in the latest escalation over immigration policy with Democratic jurisdictions.

Trump said his administration had also given “90-day notices” to states like California who would bill the federal government to defray costs associated with caring for new migrants.