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Judge Blocks Trump Admin from Withholding Funding from Sanctuary Cities

HeadlineApr 26, 2017

Back in the United States, a federal judge in California has dealt a major blow to the Trump administration’s attempts to withhold billions of dollars of funding from so-called “sanctuary cities.”

On Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge William Orrick issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against the administration’s efforts, writing that Trump had overstepped his legal authority and that only Congress could make such funding conditions. The Trump administration has been trying to force “sanctuary cities” to mobilize local law enforcement to work with federal immigration agents to carry out Trump’s mass deportation plans.

In a statement, the White House slammed the ruling, saying, “Today, the rule of law suffered another blow, as an unelected judge unilaterally rewrote immigration policy for our Nation.” This morning, President Trump tweeted, “First the Ninth Circuit rules against the ban & now it hits again on sanctuary cities-both ridiculous rulings. See you in the Supreme Court!”

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