Dallas City Wire

Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, representing Texas' 30th district, shared a series of tweets on January 22, 2025, addressing various executive orders from former President Donald Trump. These tweets focus on the potential impacts of these orders on federal resources and local communities.

In her first tweet, Congresswoman Crockett discussed Trump's 'Increased Detention' order. She stated that this directive "would push more federal resources into building and operating detention facilities and camps rather than needs of local communities." She highlighted the possible consequences such as "family separation, human rights abuses, and citizens mistakenly being detained or deported" ("Original quotation").

Another tweet by Crockett addressed Trump's ‘Deportation Priority’ order. According to her post, this order "prioritizes targeting workplaces, hospitals, school pick-up, or people who call emergency services rather than focusing on arresting & detaining dangerous criminals." The congresswoman noted potential repercussions including "labor shortages in critical sectors & preventable deaths" ("Original quotation").

Lastly, Congresswoman Crockett critiqued Trump's 'Sanctuary' order. She asserted that it would "steal federal funding from cities with so-called 'sanctuary policies'; despite the fact that these cities provide FAR MORE tax revenue to the Feds than they receive." The expected impact she mentioned includes "budget cuts impacting schools, police, roads, hospitals," among other public services ("Original quotation").