Alabama’s Jeff Sessions and his U.S. Justice Department have responded to seven municipalities for potentially violating federal law. Specifically, Sessions says that their “sanctuary city” policies—those that defy the federal law to give sanctuary to illegal aliens—will no longer be tolerated.

The jurisdictions under DOJ’s scrutiny are:

• Cook County, Illinois
• Chicago, Illinois
• New Orleans, Louisiana
• New York, New York
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

In a statement earlier today, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said:

“Jurisdictions that adopt so-called ‘sanctuary policies’ also adopt the view that the protection of criminal aliens is more important than the protection of law-abiding citizens and of the rule of law…I urge all jurisdictions found to be out of compliance in this preliminary review to reconsider their policies that undermine the safety of their residents. We urge jurisdictions to not only comply with Section 1373 but to establish sensible and effective partnerships to properly process criminal aliens.”