Fresh legal setback for administration as judge issues temporary ruling in lawsuit over order targeting cities that limit cooperation with immigration authoritiesA US judge has blocked Donald Trumps order cutting off funding to “sanctuary cities”,dealing a major blow to the president’s anti-immigrant agenda and setting the stage for another legal battle after the ongoing travel ban dispute. The White House has responded with fury, calling it another case of “egregious overreach by a single unelected judge”.
A California judge issued a nationwide injunction on Tuesday blocking enforcement of Trump’s executive order targeting cities and counties across the US that have pledged to be a secure haven to the country’s 11 million undocumented immigrants. The order, and in line with one of Trump’s signature campaign pledges,is aimed at forcing cities to cooperate with federal immigration agencies in deportation efforts by withholding government funding.
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Source: theguardian.com