Judge Warns Trump’s Order May Violate Previous Ruling on Sanctuary Cities

The Trump administration argued that the issue was premature since no funding had been withdrawn.
Judge Warns Trump’s Order May Violate Previous Ruling on Sanctuary Cities
President Donald Trump takes questions from reporters in the Oval Office, on May 5, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Sam Dorman
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A federal judge has admonished the Trump administration not to use a recent executive order on so-called sanctuary jurisdictions to sidestep a block he already placed on similar orders surrounding those jurisdictions’ funding.

Sanctuary jurisdictions are municipalities that refuse to cooperate with the federal government in enforcing immigration law.

Sam Dorman
Sam Dorman
Washington Correspondent
Sam Dorman is a Washington correspondent covering courts and politics for The Epoch Times. You can follow him on X at @EpochofDorman.
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