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April 26, 2017

Judge Blocks Trump Admin from Withholding Funding from Sanctuary Cities
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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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