US EditionFederal judge declares Trump admin blocking federal money from sanctuary cities unconstitutional
- A federal judge in San Francisco blocked the Trump administration from withholding federal funds from sanctuary jurisdictions, claiming it would be unconstitutional.
- U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick stated that Trump's executive orders violate the Constitution's separation of powers and the Spending Clause.
- The judge noted that the orders violate the Fifth Amendment, causing irreparable harm to cities and counties.
- The court issued a preliminary injunction restraining any action that would withhold federal funds from these jurisdictions.
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Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Efforts to Defund ‘Sanctuary’ Cities
A federal judge has blocked a push by President Donald Trump to federally defund cities that have adopted so-called sanctuary policies for illegal immigrants. In an April 24 order granting a preliminary injunction, federal Judge William H. Orrick of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, sided with the plaintiffs: San Francisco, Santa Clara, and 14 other cities that would be affected by executive orders to strip federal…
Judge bars Trump from denying federal funds to Portland and other ‘sanctuary’ cities
A federal judge in California on Thursday barred the Trump administration from denying or conditioning the use of federal funds to “sanctuary” jurisdictions, saying that portions of President Donald Trump’s executive orders were unconstitutional.U.S. District Judge William Orrick issued the injunction sought by Seattle, Washington’s King County, Portland, Oregon, and more than a dozen other municipalities that limit cooperation with federal immi…
Judge bars Trump from denying federal funds to sanctuary cities
A federal judge is barring the Trump administration from denying or conditioning the use of federal funds to “sanctuary” jurisdictions. U.S. Judge William Orrick said Thursday that a preliminary injunction was appropriate because President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting sanctuary…
Judge bars Trump from denying federal funds to "sanctuary" cities that limit immigration cooperation.
By Associated Press A federal judge in California on Thursday barred the Trump administration from denying or conditioning the use of federal funds to “sanctuary” jurisdictions, saying parts of Trump’s executive orders were unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge William Orrick issued the injunction sought by San Francisco and more than a dozen other municipalities limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement efforts. Orrick wrote tha…
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