Trump Administration Rolls Out New Federal Felony Strategy to Override Sanctuary City Resistance

The Trump administration is gearing up to enhance immigration enforcement by utilizing federal felony charges, according to a Fox News contributor. 

Led by White House border czar Tom Homan and Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, the administration is stepping up efforts to compel local jurisdictions to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). 

This strategy is designed to circumvent sanctuary city policies that have long obstructed the detention and deportation of illegal immigrants.

For years, many sanctuary cities and states have disregarded ICE civil detainers—requests to hold suspected illegal immigrants in custody while federal authorities coordinate their transfer. 

As a result, suspects are often released on bond or recognizance before ICE agents can take custody, undermining federal enforcement. 

The new tactic seeks to change this by charging illegal immigrants with federal felonies, generating warrants that local officials are legally required to honor, Trending Politics reports.

Under the plan known as Operation Guardian Angel, illegal immigrants who reenter the country face felony illegal reentry charges. 

This development presents sanctuary jurisdictions with federal felony warrants that compel them to turn over these individuals to ICE. 

So far, hundreds of illegal immigrants have been handed over through this strategy, frustrating sanctuary city policies that have historically shielded such suspects from swift federal detention, TP reports.

Former White House speechwriter Marc Thiessen discussed the plan on a Fox News panel, noting how it addresses sanctuary city resistance head-on. 

“Two elections now, Donald Trump has beaten the Democrats, powered by illegal immigration, and they still can’t seem to get it right,” Thiessen said. 

“You have people literally burning cars, throwing rocks at ICE agents, and the Democrats are siding with the protesters over the administration trying to restore law and order.”

While the Trump administration asserts that the tactic is lawful and necessary, civil liberties groups have sharply criticized the move. 

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) labeled the strategy an “inflammatory and abusive use of power.” 

Fox News host Shannon Bream echoed their concerns, stating the policy “puts them in danger, creates jeopardy for troops, and recklessly undermines our foundational democratic principle that the military should not police civilians.”

Despite opposition, recent polling indicates that the public broadly supports the administration’s immigration efforts. 

Surveys by CNN and CBS News show a majority of Americans back the focus on deporting violent illegal immigrants and generally approve of the current policies.

In a related push, Stephen Miller has reportedly instructed ICE agents to significantly increase daily arrests. 

The White House official has demanded a target of 3,000 arrests per day, warning agents in a tense meeting that their jobs depend on delivering results. 

This pressure represents a shift toward more aggressive enforcement tactics, including operations at places of worship and immigration hearings—locations that previous administrations avoided, the outlet notes.

This new strategy marks a notable escalation in the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement, aiming to circumvent local sanctuary laws by using federal felony warrants as leverage. 

Officials involved say the plan effectively restores federal authority and forces local governments to cooperate or face consequences.

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