The newly-installed Attorney General Pam Bondi, ordered Wednesday the defunding jurisdictions who refuse to cooperate federal immigration authorities — possibly cutting off an important money source for New York.

Bondi, who is 59 years old, issued the edict after being sworn-in by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas during an Oval Office Ceremony with President Trump present.

Bondi’s memo from his first day states: “[T]he Department of Justice ensures that, in accordance with the law, sanctuary jurisdictions do not have access to Federal funding.”

“Consistently with applicable statutes and regulations, court orders and terms, the Department of Justice will pause all distributions until the review is completed, terminate any contracts that violate the law or are a source of fraud or abuse or waste, and initiate clawback procedures or recoupment, as appropriate.”

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New York City and the state of New York are both sanctuary jurisdictions, meaning they do not work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to deport immigrants.

California, Connecticut, and major cities like Chicago, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC, all have similar policies.

The Justice Department will provide a relatively small amount of funding to New York state and local governments. However, the declaration may further squeeze budgets that are already stretched to accommodate the influx of asylum seekers who have arrived as a result of former president Joe Biden’s “parole policy” for asylum seekers.

The memo requires a 60-day suspension of all fund distributions. Bondi must receive a 45-day report detailing the next steps. Bondi’s orders also state that the DOJ will not enter into a new contract, grant or other agreement for Federal funding with non-governmental organisations who support or provide services to removable or unlawful aliens, directly or indirectly.

The action is not clear if it’s part of a larger initiative by the Trump Administration to leverage financial leverage in order to force cities and states to comply with President Trump’s promise to deport illegal immigrants in mass numbers.

Trump began his deportation campaign shortly after taking office on Jan. 20, focusing on those convicted or charged with crimes. He has also ordered migrants to be sent to Guantanamo, Cuba as a form of deterrence, while threatening tariffs against any country refusing return flights.

According to municipal data, the federal government will provide funding of more than $8 billion to New York City agencies during fiscal 2025.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is a Republican who supports the idea of removing sanctuary jurisdictions. It was proposed in legislation before.

Johnson said in an interview with The Post that it was “unconscionable” to maintain sanctuary city status, then ask for federal assistance.

This is not the first attempt by Trump to use federal funding to weaken local law enforcement.

Trump, at the end of his term, initiated a wide-ranging effort to defund cities he felt were too lenient towards crime and antipolice rioting. This included New York City and Seattle.

Biden scrapped the plan shortly after he assumed office in 2021.

Bondi is now the head of the Justice Department, as acting leaders, including interim deputy attorney general Emil Bove, are at odds with the FBI about the FBI’s alleged ‘insubordination’ in carrying out Trump’s orders to find evidence of ‘weaponization’ of the legal system by Biden.