The Trump Administration is once again proving that it refuses to back down in the face of the radical Left’s obstruction — this time by taking direct aim at the sanctuary cities that have long undermined America’s immigration laws and endangered its citizens. With a bold new strategy in hand, President Trump’s team is working to finally hold these rogue jurisdictions accountable.
The plan, which was recently revealed by Fox News commentator and former Republican speechwriter Marc Thiessen, signals a major escalation in the administration’s fight to stop illegal immigration and restore law and order. According to Thiessen, top officials like House border czar Tom Homan and Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller have crafted a highly effective workaround to force sanctuary cities to comply with federal law — and the Left is already panicking.
For years, sanctuary cities have thumbed their noses at federal immigration authorities by refusing to honor ICE detainers — the civil requests issued to hold illegal aliens in local custody until federal agents can take over. But the Trump team’s new approach sidesteps these local refusals entirely by issuing **federal felony warrants** instead — something local officials cannot legally ignore.
Explaining the strategy, Thiessen said, “Local officials can refuse to honor an ICE detainer, but they can’t refuse to honor a federal felony warrant. So the Trump administration has this thing called *Operation Guardian Angel*, where they are charging illegal migrants who reenter the country with felony illegal reentry, and then they are presenting the local jurisdictions with federal felony warrants, and they have to hand them over.”
The results speak for themselves. According to Thiessen, hundreds of illegal aliens are now being transferred to federal custody thanks to the use of these felony warrants. The move has not only been highly effective but has also triggered the Left into a full-blown meltdown, exposing just how desperate sanctuary city supporters are to protect criminal illegal aliens at all costs.
As Thiessen put it bluntly, “What has the Left riled up, and what’s causing all this, is that the Trump administration has figured out a way around sanctuary city laws.”
Fox News host Shannon Bream added that left-wing activist groups like the ACLU are furious, predictably accusing the administration of “abuse of power” for daring to enforce immigration law. The ACLU even resorted to its typical fearmongering, claiming that the federal government’s actions are somehow endangering troops and undermining democracy — desperate talking points designed to distract from the real issue: the protection of illegal criminals over law-abiding American citizens.
Thiessen also highlighted the broader political context, reminding viewers that Democrats have consistently failed to grasp how important the illegal immigration issue is to the American people. “Two elections now, Donald Trump has beaten the Democrats, powered by illegal immigration, and they still can’t seem to get it right. You have people literally burning cars, throwing rocks at ICE agents, and the Democrats are siding with the protesters over the administration trying to restore law and order,” he said.
With this bold new strategy, the Trump Administration is once again demonstrating its commitment to putting American citizens first and refusing to allow lawless leftist enclaves to obstruct federal immigration enforcement. As the 2025 political battlelines continue to sharpen, President Trump and his America First team are making it crystal clear: no sanctuary city will be allowed to shield criminal illegal aliens from justice.
The Left can scream and protest all they want — but the rule of law is finally being restored.
