A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction preventing the Trump administration from denying federal funds to Los Angeles and 30 other cities and counties for sanctuary policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration agencies. The injunction expands an earlier April order that blocked funding cuts to 16 jurisdictions, including San Francisco and Santa Clara, after officials were labeled sanctuary jurisdictions. U.S. District Judge William Orrick held that the executive order cutting funding was likely unconstitutional and violated separation of powers. The expanded list includes Alameda County, Berkeley, Baltimore, Boston and Chicago. The White House signaled intent to appeal and defended its position on public safety. The Department of Justice recently published a related list.
The Trump administration cannot deny funding to Los Angeles and 30 other cities and counties because of "sanctuary" policies that limit their cooperation with federal immigration agencies, a judge ruled late Friday. The judge issued a preliminary injunction that expands restrictions the court handed down in April that blocked funding cuts to 16 cities and counties, including San Francisco and Santa Clara, after federal officials classified them as "sanctuary jurisdictions."
U.S. District Judge William Orrick of the federal court in San Francisco ruled then that Trump's executive order cutting funding was probably unconstitutional and violated the separation of powers doctrine. Friday's order added more than a dozen more jurisdictions to the preliminary injunction, including Los Angeles, Alameda County, Berkeley, Baltimore, Boston and Chicago. Mayor Karen Bass' office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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