06-03-2025
Proposed bill could restrict federal funding for sanctuary cities
(COLORADO) — Colorado Congressman Jeff Crank has introduced a new bill, which, if passed, would bar federal transportation dollars from going to sanctuary cities.
On Thursday, March 6, Congressman Crank introduced his first bill to Congress as the Blocking Lawless Open Border Cities and States Act of 2025. Also known as the BLOC Act, it seeks to bar the Department of Transportation from funding infrastructure projects in sanctuary cities and counties that do not give a 48-hour warning to U.S. Immigration and Customs (ICE) ahead of the release of an illegal immigrant.
'It's simple: cities and counties that do not support federal law enforcement shouldn't have their coffers filled with federal dollars,' said Congressman Crank. 'For some odd reason, Democrats that run these sanctuary cities believe that federal dollars will be handed to them when they do not comply or support the federal government's orders. The BLOC Act sends a clear message: the Biden-Harris era of open borders and free government handouts to illegal immigrants is over.'
According to Crank, the 48-hour warning allows ICE to apprehend individuals, enforcing federal immigration laws that sanctuary cities have tried to avoid. Crank used Denver as an example, which only gives ICE a one-hour warning before releasing an individual.
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