A San Francisco judge has blocked enforcement of President Trump’s executive order barring federal funds from so-called sanctuary cities. The Trump administration may ask the U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco to overturn the ruling.
A San Francisco judge has blocked enforcement of President Trump’s executive order barring federal funds from so-called sanctuary cities.
San Francisco and Santa Clara County won preliminary injunctions to block Trump’s January order to withhold federal funds from cities that refuse to comply with federal authorities in enforcing immigration laws, according to multiple reports.
According to the judge’s order, the Justice Department can still withhold grants from places that don’t comply with the law, but it cannot enforce the order “in a way that violates the Constitution,” according to a Washington Post reporter.
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