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Trump admin blocked from slashing funding from dozens of local governments over 'sanctuary' policies

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11 months ago

A federal judge ruled on Friday that the Trump administration cannot cut funding to 34 cities and counties in response to so-called "sanctuary" policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.U.S. District Judge William Orrick, who issued a previous order protecting more than a dozen other cities and counties, extended a preliminary injunction blocking the administration from pulling federal money or conditioning the use of the funds for local jurisdictions.The judge also blocked the administration from placing immigration-related conditions on two grant programs.Orrick sa...