MILWAUKEE, WI — Wisconsin cities Milwaukee, Madison and also Milwaukee County face the prospect of losing government funding for providing sanctuary for undocumented immigrants, under an executive order signed Wednesday by President Donald Trump.

The president's order makes good on campaign promises to dismantle sanctuary cities by ending federal block grant funding. Milwaukee County

Milwaukee County passed a resolution in 2012 that effectively establishes protections for area immigrants, and suggests broad discretion for local law enforcement. The resolution states, "while the County Board recognizes that the Milwaukee County Sheriff has broad latitude to administer his oversight over inmate detentions, Milwaukee County may nonetheless adopt a policy regarding ICE detainer requests that respects and values the community contributions of Milwaukee County's diverse population."

Madison Madison is listed as a sanctuary city on a widely-circulated list, however according to a Madison Capitol Times report, Mayor Paul Soglin has said that's not the case. In 2010, the city council passed a resolution instructing police not to inform federal immigration officers about illegal immigrants - unless they are charged with violent crimes



What's a Sanctuary City and What's Next?

Sanctuary cities and counties are called that because they offer sanctuary to undocumented immigrants, refusing to turn them over to federal officials for deportation. Most sanctuary cities and counties have also passed laws preventing employees from even turning over information to immigration officials.

As part of his controversial immigration plan, President Trump appears to have made good on his promise of blocking federal funding to these cities within his first 100 days of taking office. The action against sanctuary municipalities is expected to be one part of a series of executive orders on immigration issues that will be unveiled over a couple of days — the most notable of which will be an order formally moving forward with Trump's campaign promise to build a wall on the Mexican border.'