Sen. Vance bill would ban sanctuary cities from receiving federal housing grants [Video]

FIRST ON FOX: Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, is introducing legislation Tuesday to ban sanctuary cities from receiving federal housing grants.

The legislation, named the “No Community Development Block Grants for Sanctuary Cities Act,” would amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to prevent sanctuary jurisdictions from becoming grantees for Community Development Block Grants.

Vance is introducing the legislation in the wake of a slew of high-profile crimes involving alleged illegal immigrants, including the murder of Augusta University nursing student Laken Riley, who was killed while jogging near the University of Georgia last month.

“Our government sends hundreds of millions in federal housing grants to sanctuary cities each year. Those funds are now on the chopping block,” Vance said in a statement to FOX Business. “With this legislation, the local officials who undermine America’s border security can say goodbye to these federal housing grants.”

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