Billions of dollars in federal grants for FEMA programs that go towards funding sanctuary cities are at a risk of being cut.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem signed a document this week determining that Federal Emergency Management Agency programs that go to "sanctuary jurisdictions" would be subject to a review and potential "termination."
The list of grants include a $1.9 billion program to help high-risk urban areas prevent and prepare for terrorist attacks, a $760 million program that helps states and tribes prevent terrorism and another $480 million that helps states and tribes with emergency preparedness. Noem flagged those grants as "red," in the signed document.
There's also a list of "yellow" programs included in the document that could receive the same treatment as the red ones later on. These programs include services and funds for major disaster survivors and buildings damaged by a major disaster and security programs for nonprofit organizations. The DHS will determine approval of their payments through a weekly review.
The document signed by Noem also comes after President Trump signed two executive orders including one that seeks to prevent federal funds from being used to benefit illegal immigrants. FEMA has already frozen nearly $10 billion in disaster aid for nonprofits including hospitals as it continues to located funding that could be used to help illegal immigrants.