A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from cutting federal funding to 34 sanctuary cities and counties that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. The order by US district judge William Orrick adds Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Baltimore, Denver and Albuquerque to jurisdictions protected from funding denial. The ruling followed an April decision that found freezing funding to sanctuary local governments unconstitutional and lawsuits from cities including San Francisco, Sacramento, Minneapolis and Seattle challenging executive orders that threatened funding. Cities argue the orders are an abuse of power violating the Constitution. The administration argues it should not subsidize policies that thwart federal immigration control and has deployed the National Guard and issued warnings to multiple jurisdictions.
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from cutting off federal funding to 34 sanctuary cities and counties that limit cooperation with federal immigration law enforcement, significantly expanding a previous order. The order, issued on Friday by the San Francisco-based US district judge William Orrick, adds Los Angeles and Chicago, as well as Boston, Baltimore, Denver and Albuquerque, to cities that the administration is barred from denying funding. Orrick, an Obama appointee, previously ruled it was unconstitutional for the Trump administration to freeze funding to local governments with sanctuary policies, limiting their cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice).
The April ruling came after cities including San Francisco, Sacramento, Minneapolis and Seattle sued the administration over what they claimed were illegal executive orders signed by Donald Trump in January and February that threatened to cut off funding if Democrat-controlled cities do not cooperate. Cities and counties suing the administration contend that the executive orders amount to an abuse of power that violate the constitution.
The administration has since ordered the national guard into Los Angeles and Washington DC, both cities with sanctuary designations, under a law-and-order mandate. On Friday, Trump said Chicago is likely the next target for efforts to crack down on crime, homelessness and illegal immigration. I think Chicago will be our next, Trump told reporters at the White House, later adding: And then we'll help with New York.
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