In a strongly worded letter, the country’s chief law enforcement officer gave the governor an Aug. 19 deadline to respond.

Attorney General Pam Bondi issued an order rescinding sanctuary city policies in Washington, D.C. and naming an "emergency police commissioner."

Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday she was ramping up pressure on 32 “sanctuary jurisdictions,” urging them to comply with federal immigration enforcement efforts. “I just sent Sanctuary City letters to 32 mayors around the country and multiple governors saying,

The back-and-forth with the Trump administration over what is a so-called sanctuary state has revved up again as Attorney General Pam Bondi claimed in a letter to state officials that Connecticut is violating federal laws on immigration. "This ends now," Attorney General Pamela Bondi wrote this week, threatening the potential for civil fines.

The attorney general’s comments came as she issued a new directive voiding commands issued – as recently as earlier Thursday –  by DC Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith.

AG Pam Bondi issued an ultimatum to sanctuary jurisdictions like Boston to align with federal immigration enforcement, but Mayor Wu reaffirms Boston's sanctuary policies.

The U.S. Attorney General has warned communities across the country to comply with President Donald Trump's immigration policies or face prosecution, escalating tensions between the White House and sanctuary cities.

Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday scrapped local directives that severely limited cooperation between police officers in Washington, D.C., and federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other immigration agencies.