President Donald Trump on Thursday called for an end to sanctuary cities, calling them “death traps” that “protect criminals.”

“No more Sanctuary Cities!” Trump posted on Truth Social on Thursday. “They protect the Criminals, not the Victims. They are disgracing our Country, and are being mocked all over the World. Working on papers to withhold all Federal Funding for any City or State that allows these Death Traps to exist!!!”

“Sanctuary” typically refers to states, counties or cities that place some limits on how much they are willing to cooperate with efforts by federal agencies to deport undocumented immigrants.

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