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Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Order to Withhold Funds from Sanctuary Cities
A federal judge in California has blocked the Trump administration‘s attempt to cut off federal funding to sanctuary cities, calling the move unconstitutional. The decision comes after more than a dozen cities and counties filed a joint lawsuit in February over the administration’s threats to cut off funding.
U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick of the Northern District of California ruled Thursday that President Trump’s executive order targeting sanctuary city powers violated the Constitution’s separation of powers and spending clause.
“The Cities and Counties have demonstrated a likelihood of irreparable harm,” Judge Orrick wrote. “The threat to withhold funding causes them irreparable injury in the form of budgetary uncertainty, deprivation of constitutional rights, and undermining trust between the Cities and Counties and the communities they serve.”
Orrick, who was appointed by Obama, found that two executive orders — “Protecting the American People Against Invasion” and “Ending Taxpayer Subsidies for Open Borders” — were also unconstitutional and unconstitutional and violated the Fifteenth Amendment by compelling local officials to enforce federal immigration laws.
The plaintiffs include multiple jurisdictions in California, as well as cities and counties in Washington, Oregon, Connecticut, Minnesota, and New Mexico.
In his preliminary order, Orrick ordered the administration to notify all federal agencies by April 28 that they were prohibited from freezing or freezing funds.
The Justice Department responded, saying it would continue to fight to uphold the administration’s policies.
