Judge Bars Government From Blocking Funding to 34 Cities, Counties Over Sanctuary Policies

The order impacts Boston, Seattle, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Portland, Chicago, and many more.
Judge Bars Government From Blocking Funding to 34 Cities, Counties Over Sanctuary Policies
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrest a illegal immmigrant during an operation in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City on April 11, 2018. John Moore/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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A federal judge ruled on Aug. 22 that the federal government cannot suspend funding to 34 “sanctuary” jurisdictions across the country that limit or refuse cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.

U.S. District Judge William Orrick in San Francisco ordered the extension of a preliminary injunction that bars the administration from blocking funding or placing conditions on federal money for those jurisdictions. The judge also blocked the administration from imposing immigration-related conditions on two particular grant programs.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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