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The use of federal funding as a coercive tool — threatening to withhold grants, contracts, or appropriated funds to punish political opposition, sanctuary cities, universities, or states that resist executive policy.

Updated March 25, 2026 Rule of Law
Major Abuse of Power Ongoing

Punishing Sanctuary Jurisdictions: Federal Funding Cutoffs and Lawsuits Against 29 States

Federal funding cutoffs threatened against sanctuary cities and their entire states, lawsuits against 29 states, and pending legislation to condition unrelated federal funding on immigration cooperation — a coercive federalism strategy that courts have repeatedly found unconstitutional.

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