Judge blocks Trump admin from withholding funding to 34 cities and counties over ‘sanctuary’ policies

A federal judge, William Orrick, issued a preliminary injunction halting the Trump administration’s attempts to withhold grant funding from “sanctuary” cities and counties that do not cooperate with immigration enforcement. This ruling protects over 30 cities, ensuring they do not lose hundreds of millions in Housing and Urban Development grants due to their policies on undocumented immigrants.

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