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- The Trump administration has unveiled its latest attempt to target
sanctuary cities that are refusing to help federal agents detain and
deport undocumented immigrants. On Monday, Attorney General Jeff
Sessions said the Justice Department would withhold billions of dollars
in grants to law enforcement agencies in sanctuary cities. In response
to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, Boston
Mayor Martin Walsh and others vowed to defy the order and remain
sanctuary cities. For more, we speak with Helen Gym, longtime community
activist who was recently elected to the Philadelphia City Council.