Judge Gives Sanctuary Cities Win Against Trump

Judge blocks order on sanctuary city funding
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Apr 25, 2017 4:03 PM CDT
Judge Blocks Trump Order on Sanctuary City Funding
President Donald Trump speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 25, 2017, during the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's National Days of Remembrance ceremony.   (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

A federal judge in San Francisco has blocked a Trump administration order to withhold funding from communities that limit cooperation with US immigration authorities, the AP reports. US District Judge William Orrick issued the temporary ruling Tuesday in a lawsuit over the executive order targeting so-called sanctuary cities. The decision will stay in place while the lawsuit moves through court.

The Trump administration and two California governments that sued over the order disagreed about its scope. San Francisco and Santa Clara County argued that it threatened billions of dollars in federal funding. But an attorney for the Justice Department, Chad Readler, said at a recent court hearing that it applied to a limited set of grants. Readler said less than $1 million was at stake nationally and possibly no San Francisco funding. (More sanctuary cities stories.)

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