A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from denying federal funds to Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and 30 other cities and counties due to local policies limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. U.S. District Judge William Orrick extended a preliminary injunction that prevents cutting off or conditioning federal funds to so-called 'sanctuary' jurisdictions, after an earlier order applied to more than a dozen jurisdictions including San Francisco, Portland and Seattle. The administration issued executive orders directing the attorney general and homeland security secretary to withhold funds and instructing all federal agencies to avoid payments that would abet sanctuary policies. Plaintiffs warned billions of dollars were at risk.
A judge ruled Friday the Trump administration cannot deny funding to Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and 30 other cities and counties because of policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration efforts. U.S. District Judge William Orrick extended a preliminary injunction blocking the administration from cutting off or conditioning the use of federal funds for so-called "sanctuary" jurisdictions. His earlier order protected more than a dozen other cities and counties, including San Francisco, Portland and Seattle.
The Trump administration has ratcheted up pressure on those communities as it seeks to make good on President Donald Trump's campaign promise to remove millions of people in the country illegally. One executive order issued by Trump directs Attorney General Pam Bondi and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to withhold federal money from sanctuary jurisdictions. Another order directs every federal agency to ensure that payments to state and local governments do not "abet so-called 'sanctuary' policies that seek to shield illegal aliens from deportation."
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