{"id":2318036,"date":"2024-08-02T06:35:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T10:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-seeks-to-stop-sanctuary-cities-exporting-migrants-to-red-states-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-02T06:38:30","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T10:38:30","slug":"bill-seeks-to-stop-sanctuary-cities-exporting-migrants-to-red-states-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-seeks-to-stop-sanctuary-cities-exporting-migrants-to-red-states-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill seeks to stop sanctuary cities exporting migrants to red states &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbill-seeks-to-stop-sanctuary-cities-exporting-migrants-to-red-states-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2318036&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u2064 article discusses a\u200d new \u200cproposal by \u200cRep. Burgess\u200b Owens (R-UT)\u200c that aims to penalize\u200b sanctuary\u200d cities that\u200c transport migrants to Republican-run jurisdictions. The proposed legislation, known as the Sanctuary City Oversight\u200c and Responsibility in Enforcement (SCORE) Act, would cut\u2063 off substantial FEMA funding to cities that redirect migrants to other areas, \u200ca practice that Owens \u2062argues leaves receiving cities unprepared to\u200c support the \u2062influx. Owens&#8217;s motivation stemmed \u2062from an incident in which Salt Lake City unexpectedly received migrants from Denver. The \u200carticle highlights a growing trend where Democrats in cities like Denver and New York\u200c are utilizing federal funds to provide assistance to migrants and,\u2064 in some cases, facilitate their relocation, which \u200dis causing \u200ctension with other states facing the repercussions of federal immigration policies.\u2063 The growing strain on resources\u200b in \u2063states receiving migrants is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jpmorgan-ceo-warns-most-dangerous-time-in-decades-is-here\/\" title=\"JPMorgan CEO cautions about the perilous times ahead.\">key concern raised<\/a> by Owens, who argues that cities abusing federal funding and policies \u2063should \u2062be\u2063 held\u2062 accountable.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Sanctuary cities exporting migrants to red states would face payback under new bill<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1699466\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE &mdash;<\/strong> Nonsanctuary cities and states could retaliate against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sanctuary-cities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>sanctuary cities<\/a> that have shipped out migrants from their streets to Republican-run jurisdictions under a new proposal.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT) will debut legislation this week to cut off hundreds of millions of dollars in Federal Emergency Management Agency funding to cities that, overwhelmed with illegal immigrants who have been released into the country from the southern <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>border<\/a>, have opted to use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/explosive-report-reveals-new-details-on-coronavirus-research-in-chinese-labs-including-third-lab\/\" title=\"Explosive Report Reveals New Details On Coronavirus Research In Chinese Labs, Including Third Lab\">federal grant money<\/a> to pay for bus, train, and plane tickets to move migrants to other towns.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Right now we have migrants showing up at our airports, bus stations, and city halls with no support, services, or sponsors after being dumped by so-called sanctuary cities,&rdquo; Owens said in a statement provided to the<em> Washington Examiner<\/em> about the Sanctuary City Oversight and Responsibility in Enforcement, or SCORE, Act.<\/p>\n<p>Owens was spurred into action after Salt Lake City received migrants from Denver in June.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE &ndash; Run by a private firm hired by the city, migrants stay in a makeshift shelter at O&rsquo;Hare International Airport, Sept. 20, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo\/Erin Hooley, File Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Denver, which received nearly $13 million from the Biden administration to help respond to migrants arriving on its streets in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/grants\/preparedness\/shelter-services-program\/fy23-awards\" title>2023<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/grants\/preparedness\/shelter-services-program\/fy24-awards\" title>2024<\/a>, sent some migrants to Salt Lake City without notice. Salt Lake City and Utah haven&rsquo;t received additional federal money to deal with the impact of the border crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Denver is one of countless cities nationwide that have grappled to deal with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3069027\/biden-admitted-more-than-5-million-illegal-immigrants-congressional-report\/\" title>more than 5 million<\/a> illegal immigrants who crossed the border and have been allowed to remain in the country since President Joe Biden took office in January 2021.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, a Democrat, <a href=\"https:\/\/utahnewsdispatch.com\/2024\/06\/14\/utah-gov-spencer-cox-blasts-denver-mayor-mike-johnston-over-immigration\/#:~:text=The%20story%20drew%20on%20reporting,not%20pleased%20with%20the%20report.\" title>told<\/a> the <em>Utah News Dispatch<\/em> in June that the city had assisted 42,000 migrants who sought the city&rsquo;s help. <\/p>\n<p>Although migrants released at the border are free to travel anywhere in the country, <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.texas.gov\/news\/post\/operation-lone-star-decreases-illegal-crossings-into-texas-by-85\" title>more than 120,000<\/a> have voluntarily taken state-provided buses in Texas to cities across the country, a measure that Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) took in 2022 to ease the burden on the public transportation system. Just <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.texas.gov\/news\/post\/operation-lone-star-decreases-illegal-crossings-into-texas-by-85\" title>19,000<\/a> have boarded buses to Denver.<\/p>\n<p>Amid the influx of migrants, Denver purchased nearly 1,700 tickets for migrants to travel to Salt Lake City between 2022 and earlier this year, <a href=\"https:\/\/denverite.com\/2024\/02\/08\/denver-immigrants-arrivals-decreasing\/\" title>according to<\/a> local media outlet <em>Denverite<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Spencer Cox (R-UT) said in a statement on June 14 that Denver&rsquo;s decision to send migrants to Salt Lake City was &ldquo;completely unacceptable.&rdquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovCox\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We recently learned that the Democrat mayor of Denver has been sending illegal immigrants to Utah without proper notification or approval,&rdquo; Cox said in a post to X. &ldquo;Every state has received illegal immigrants and Utah&rsquo;s resources are completely depleted. All 50 states, including Utah, are now border states due to the failed immigration policies of President Biden and Congress.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Occupants look on during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/denver-mayor-cuts-funding-for-homeless\/\" title=\"Denver&#039;s mayor reduces funding for the homeless\">city-sponsored sweep<\/a> of an encampment overlooking the city skyline on Diamond Hill Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Although Salt Lake City is governed by a Democratic mayor, it has not passed a city ordinance identifying itself as a sanctuary zone, a place where local law enforcement will not turn over most migrants in police custody for non-immigration offenses to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/soros-backed-philadelphia-da-considered-helping-non-citizens-accused-of-rape-murder-avoid-deportation-records-show\/\" title=\"Soros-Backed Philadelphia DA Considered Helping Non-Citizens Accused Of Rape, Murder Avoid Deportation, Records Show\">federal immigration authorities<\/a>. Sanctuary cities are generally seen as welcoming to immigrants regardless of their legal status to be in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Under the Biden administration, FEMA has distributed a total of $700 million in taxpayer dollars to help cities, states, and nonprofit groups respond to the border crisis.<\/p>\n<p>The congressman&rsquo;s office stated that Denver used FEMA Shelter and Services Program grants to pay for travel vouchers for migrants to travel to places such as Salt Lake City. Owens viewed those types of expenditures as inappropriate.<\/p>\n<p>FEMA SSP funds are intended for recipients to assist migrants in custody after they were released by the Border Patrol and permitted to remain in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-border-encounters-rose-sharply-to-275448-in-final-month-of-title-42\/\" title=\"Border encounters surged to 275,448 in last month of Title 42.\">country pending court proceedings<\/a>, typically several years in the future. Funds are often spent on housing migrants when shelters are overpopulated, food, clothing, and other needs.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Self-declared sanctuary cities like Denver are abusing loopholes in the law and using federal taxpayer dollars to transport illegal immigrants to non-sanctuary cities like Salt Lake City,&rdquo; Owens said.<\/p>\n<p>In another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/2885799\/eric-adams-changing-record-immigrants-new-york\/\" title>example<\/a>, New York City&rsquo;s Democratic mayor, Eric Adams, copied Abbott&rsquo;s playbook and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/02\/08\/nyregion\/migrants-new-york-canada.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">offered<\/a>&nbsp;free bus tickets for migrants in his city to take a one-way ride to Canada.<\/p>\n<p>A government official in Quebec, Canada&rsquo;s second-most populated province,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/02\/13\/quebec-tells-eric-adams-to-stop-buying-ny-migrants-bus-tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>&nbsp;in February that Adams should immediately stop sending migrants to Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans balked at Adams for how they said he was hypocritically trying to get immigrants out of his backyard after Adams had criticized Abbott and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/?p=879529\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">flying<\/a>&nbsp;immigrants to Martha&rsquo;s Vineyard, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p>The SCORE Act would prohibit FEMA&rsquo;s SSP grant money from being used by recipients to transport migrants to states, cities, or counties without letting receiving officials know in advance, as well as documentation of where each individual will reside once there. Each person must have an organization, family member, or sponsor at the destination city where he or she will stay with to avoid overcrowding shelters.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The bill would also require the Government Accountability Office to draft a quarterly report on which states and states have received FEMA grants.<\/p>\n<p>Johnston&rsquo;s office did not respond to a request for comment. Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall, a Democrat, declined to comment.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1699466\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1699466\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sanctuary cities that send migrants to Republican-led states may face consequences under a new bill. Representative Burgess Owens (R-UT) plans to introduce legislation aimed at withholding hundreds of millions in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding from cities overwhelmed by illegal immigrants who have been released into the U.S. from the southern border. These cities have reportedly used federal grants to cover transportation costs for migrants being relocated to other areas. Owens expressed concern about migrants arriving at airports and bus stations without any support after being sent by sanctuary cities, as outlined in his Sanctuary City Oversight and Responsibility in Enforcement (SCORE) Act.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal comes after Salt Lake City received migrants unexpectedly from Denver, which had received nearly $13 million from the Biden administration for migrant assistance in 2023 and 2024. Denver has struggled with an influx of over 5 million illegal immigrants since President Biden took office, with a spokesperson stating that they had helped around 42,000 migrants seeking assistance.<\/p>\n<p>While individuals released at the border can travel anywhere, many have taken state-provided buses from Texas to various destinations across the country; however, only about 19,000 have gone to Denver specifically. In response to Denver sending nearly 1,700 tickets for migrants traveling to Salt Lake City between late 2022 and early this year without prior notice or approval, Utah Governor Spencer Cox criticized this action as &#8220;completely unacceptable,&#8221; highlighting that Utah&#8217;s resources are already stretched thin due to immigration policies.<\/p>\n<p>Although Salt Lake City is led by a Democratic mayor, it has not designated itself as a sanctuary city where local law enforcement would refrain from cooperating with federal immigration authorities regarding non-immigration offenses. Under FEMA&#8217;s guidance during the Biden administration, approximately $700 million has been allocated for addressing issues related to migration.<\/p>\n<p>Owens argues that sanctuary cities like Denver are misusing federal funds intended for assisting detained migrants by transporting them elsewhere instead of providing necessary services such as housing or food when shelters are full. The SCORE Act aims not only to restrict how FEMA funds can be used but also mandates advance notification and documentation regarding where transported individuals will stay upon arrival in new locations.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, New York City&#8217;s Mayor Eric Adams has faced criticism for offering free bus rides for migrants heading toward Canada while previously condemning similar actions taken by Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis involving immigrant relocations.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed legislation would require recipients of FEMA grants not only notify receiving officials before transporting individuals but also ensure each migrant has an organization or sponsor ready at their destination city\u2014aimed at preventing overcrowding in shelters\u2014and calls for regular reports on grant distributions across states<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2655,"featured_media":2318037,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/migrants-tent-cities.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3895,5371,36985],"class_list":["post-2318036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-bill","tag-migrants","tag-sanctuary-cities"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/migrants-tent-cities.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2318036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2318036"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2318036\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2318037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2318036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2318036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2318036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}