Rep. Crank Introduces Bill to Bar Federal Transportation Dollars to Sanctuary Cities

WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Jeff Crank (CO-05) introduced the BLOC Act, which, if passed, would bar federal transportation dollars from going to sanctuary cities.

The BLOC Act would bar the Department of Transportation from funding infrastructure projects in sanctuary cities and counties that do not give a 48-hour warning to ICE ahead of the release of an illegal immigrant. This allows ICE time to apprehend the illegal alien, enforcing federal immigration laws that these cities have tried to avoid. For instance, sanctuary city Denver only gives ICE a 1-hour warning before releasing dangerous criminals to the "streets."

"It's simple: cities and counties that do not support federal law enforcement shouldn't have their coffers filled with federal dollars," said Rep. 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."

Read the bill here.

Background:

• This is Rep. Crank's first bill introduction of the 119th Congress.
• Just recently, the Small Business Administration announced that their regional offices would be moving out of sanctuary cities, like Denver, to areas that comply with federal immigration officials.
  • Rep. Crank sent a letter to the SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler, inviting her to move their regional office out of Denver, to Colorado Springs.
  • Read the press release here.

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