President Donald Trump announced plans to issue 90-day notices to states, including California, warning that federal funding could be cut if they fail to take action to send back individuals entering their jurisdictions, while also declaring an end to federal payments to sanctuary cities and states beginning February 1.

Trump said the federal government cannot continue absorbing the financial burden associated with large-scale illegal immigration, particularly when states bill Washington for costs tied to housing, healthcare, education, and other services.

“Given 90 day notices to places like California. Scott, right away, we're going to send out that notice,” Trump said.

“Who would bill the federal government as people poured into the state to send those people back, because no country can afford to do it.”

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Trump argued that the scale of the costs involved makes the current system unsustainable, even while acknowledging humanitarian concerns.

“No country can afford to take in millions of people and pay for their education, their health care, their hospitals,” he said.

“You just can't do it. And we all have a heart, you can't do it.”

Trump also emphasized that many of the individuals entering the country pose serious public safety risks, citing criminal backgrounds and institutional releases.

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“But many of those people are murderers,” Trump said.

“They're people released from jails, prisons, mental institutions, insane asylums. They're people that are drug dealers. They're addicts.”

In addition to the 90-day notices, Trump announced a sweeping policy change aimed directly at sanctuary jurisdictions, stating that federal payments will be halted beginning February 1.

“Additionally, starting February 1, we're not making any payments to sanctuary cities or states,” Trump said.

Trump criticized sanctuary policies, arguing they prioritize the protection of criminals over the safety of American citizens and contribute to broader social and financial harm.

“Having sanctuary cities because they do everything possible to protect criminals at the expense of American citizens,” he said, “and it breeds fraud and crime and all of the other problems that come.”

Trump made clear that the funding cutoff would apply to any jurisdiction that continues to support sanctuary policies.

“So we're not making any payment to anybody that supports sanctuary cities,” he said.

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The announcement follows ongoing efforts by the Trump administration to tighten immigration enforcement and reduce federal spending tied to illegal immigration. According to administration officials, nearly 8,000 federal payments have already been suspended as part of the broader crackdown.

The policy is expected to trigger legal and political challenges from states and cities that maintain sanctuary policies, particularly in California. Trump, however, framed the move as necessary to protect taxpayers and restore accountability in immigration enforcement.

The administration has signaled that additional enforcement actions and funding reviews could follow if states do not comply with the new requirements outlined in the 90-day notices.

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