US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order this week, targeting so-called 'sanctuary cities'. When Trump was sworn in as the 47th president back in January, he wasted no time signing off a number of executive orders.

The federal government will develop a list of sanctuary jurisdictions that would likely include Massachusetts and Boston, potentially threatening their access to federal funds.

President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Monday to enhance national security and enforce federal immigration and criminal law in so-called sanctuary jurisdictions and take