Bondy threatens DOJ’s crackdown on sanctuary cities, touting SC federal cooperation

Greenville, South Carolina – us Attorney General Pam Bondi, The request of Donald Trump, a police officer who temporarily leads Washington, D.C., announced Thursday that she has sent a shelter jurisdiction nationwide to comply with federal immigration law or facial Justice lawsuits, comparing South Carolina with democracies such as New York and California.

Bondi held a panel discussion with state Attorney General Alan Wilson, Congressman and local law enforcement agencies Thursday in Greenville, South Carolina.

In an exclusive interview with Fox News digital moments before the announcement, Bondi responded to whether it was not Temporary federalization Local police departments can do it outside DC, such as in New York or elsewhere.

“Oh, let’s wait and see what happens,” Bundy told Fox News Digital’s Danielle Wallace. “But I just sent a letter to 32 mayors nationwide for sanctuary cities and multiple governors said, ‘You’d better comply with our federal policies and our federal law enforcement because if you don’t, we’ll follow you.” I think they’ve got a week to respond to me, so let’s see who responds and how they respond. ”

Bondi announced on social media that the Justice Department has sent “demand letters” to sanctuary cities, counties and states, a “critical step in our strategic efforts to eradicate asylum policies from California to New York.” She said the threatening lawsuit, “any shelter jurisdiction that continues to put illegal foreigners in front of U.S. citizens can come to the dining table or see us in court.”

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back Democratic Socialism Zohran Mamdani’s The New York City Police Department reportedly saw a surge in retirement documents in its main victory in June. Bondy, who has criticized the past for the current mayor Eric Adams’s past position as a shelter to the city, told Fox News on Thursday that it is crucial to the safety of officials and their leadership can make them safe. Adams works with federal immigration law enforcement with border campus Tom Homan.

Bondy told Fox News that “it starts at the top and our leaders have to support our law enforcement.” “They risk their lives every day to keep us safe. There is no ordinary day in the lives of police officers, nor to their families because they leave their homes every day and they don’t know what will happen. Our government, our leaders, our leaders, we have to happen in New York, which is law enforcement in New York. We have to support our city.

Meanwhile, Wilson noted that the Georgia nursing student was killed Lake Riley’s killer He was arrested in New York City and released under the asylum policy there.

“Obviously, in South Carolina, we have a good relationship, but our support in other states is also important,” Wilson told Fox News figures. “Obviously, we all remember the murder of Laken Riley, a young woman from Georgia. The man has been arrested and released in New York and then came to Georgia and committed the crime. So when other states don’t step up and are able to enforce the law, it affects all of us, which can have an impact on other states’ enforcement.”

Bondy highlights a letter she sent California Governor Gavin Newsom “Individuals operating under the color of the law, using their official positions to block federal immigration enforcement and promote or promote illegal immigration may be subject to criminal charges,” she warned.

The letter was shared on social media, and he said that cooperation between federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, including in immigration enforcement, is “critical for enforcing federal laws and protecting national security.”

DEA Agents walked along the dock in Washington, D.C. on August 14, 2025, as President Donald Trump placed DC Metro police under federal control. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

“Under President Trump’s leadership, comprehensive cooperation between state and local governments in immigration enforcement is a top priority.

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Bondi pointed out Thursday in Greenville as a model for federal, state and local law enforcement to “go side by side.” Thanks to Wilson for advocating the increase in partnership with the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), alcohol, tobacco, guns, guns and explosives (ATF) and the U.S. Marshal, Bondy told Fox News that members of Sinaloa Cartel were recently knocked out after being hit by Myrtle Beach’s “Cococaine” after “Cococaine”.

Wilson attributes this powerful collaboration to the recent ability to have the largest fentanyl seizure in South Carolina history. Last month, DEA agents, Lexington County Sheriff’s Representatives and South Carolina State Transport Police conducted two coordinated traffic stops at two South Carolina counties, resulting in the capture of 156 pounds of fentanyl. Two brothers from California Arrest and prosecution are related to the case.

The Justice Department said the captured fentanyl has the potential to kill 36 million people and retail on the street for $1.7 million.

In a letter to Newsom, Bondy said Trump also directed federal agencies to evaluate their powers to issue grants, contracts and federal funds to “determine where immigration-related terms and conditions may be added to combat shelter policy.” The letter noted that Congress “has codified the obligations of state and local governments to cooperate in immigration enforcement and Bondy ordered an investigation to identify “any potentially illegal act”.

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi met on August 14, 2025 at law enforcement leaders in Greenville, South Carolina. (South Carolina Attorney General’s Office)

Newsom’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.

Bondy’s letter came about a week after the Justice Department identified nearly thirty cities, states and counties across the country, saying it was a shelter for illegal immigrants.

In a statement at the time, Bondy said that most people’s blue cities and states adopted immigration policies that “hindered law enforcement and put U.S. citizens at risk.”

“this Ministry of Justice “The jurisdictions targeting shelters will continue to be brought forward and work closely with the Department of Homeland Security to eliminate these harmful policies across the country,” Bondy said.

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Four states on the Justice Department’s list — California, New York, Colorado and Illinois — have faced lawsuits over their immigration policies. Others on the list include Delaware, Nevada, Minnesota and DC

The Illinois lawsuit is the farthest lawsuit in the court process and is not yet in the favor of the Justice Department. A federal judge abandoned the Justice Department’s claim, saying that Illinois’ state and local policies are constitutionally protected, and that the Justice Department’s lawsuits have encroached on Illinois’ sovereignty. The Justice Department can still appeal or amend its complaints to the decision.

Fox News’s Ashley Oliver contributes to the report