A federal judge extended a preliminary injunction preventing the Trump administration from denying or conditioning federal funds to Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and 30 other cities and counties because local policies limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. The injunction broadened earlier protections for more than a dozen jurisdictions, including San Francisco, Portland and Seattle. Executive orders sought to withhold federal money and directed agencies to avoid abetting so-called sanctuary policies. The Department of Homeland Security published then removed a list of more than 500 jurisdictions labeled noncompliant. The Justice Department has sued several cities over sanctuary policies.
SAN FRANCISCO -- A judge ruled late 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 in San Francisco 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.
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." The cities and counties that sued said billions of dollars were at risk.
In May, the Department of Homeland Security published a list of more than 500 "sanctuary jurisdictions," saying each one would receive formal notification that the government had deemed them noncompliant. It also said it would inform them if they were believed to be in violation of any federal criminal statutes. The list was later removed from the department's website after critics noted it included localities that have actively supported the administration's tough immigration policies.
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