A federal judge late Friday extended his preliminary injunction that blocks the Trump administration from withholding funds for 34 sanctuary jurisdictions.
Aug. 23 A federal judge has extended his preliminary injunction that blocks the Trump administration from withholding funds for 34 sanctuary jurisdictions.
The « sanctuary cities » include Boston, Chicago, Denver and Los Angeles.
U.S. District Judge William Orrick, who serves in San Francisco, wrote in the 15-page ruling issued Friday night that the government offered to reason for the opposition to the preliminary injunction except it was « wrong in the first place. »
The judge, who was appointed by President Barack Obama, also blocked the Trump administration from imposing conditions on grants that are « for a variety of critical needs. »
On April 24, he issued a preliminary order that « the Cities and Counties are likely to succeed on the merits « because they were unconstitutional violations of the separation of powers and spending clause doctrines and violated the Fifth Amendment, Tenth Amendment and Administrative Procedure Act.
