The Ninth Circuit handed the Trump administration a legal defeat Wednesday, ruling the Justice Department does not have the authority to withhold federal grant money from sanctuary cities.
Read moreU.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions filed an appeal Wednesday of a federal judge’s permanent injunction against the Trump administration’s effort to block so-called sanctuary cities from getting law enforcement grant funds.
Read moreThe Trump administration’s efforts to punish cities for refusing to cooperate with its immigration crackdown faced a setback Friday when a federal judge reaffirmed a ruling that it cannot block cities from getting law enforcement grant funds.
Read moreThe city of Los Angeles wants a federal court to block the Justice Department from imposing conditions on law enforcement grants, arguing in court papers Thursday that the city is being cut off from funding for refusing to help enforce federal immigration laws.
Read moreA coalition of six states led by New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday to block what they characterized as the Justice Department’s overreaching efforts to punish so-called sanctuary jurisdictions by conditioning federal funding on compliance with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Read moreThe Seventh Circuit stayed the nationwide aspect of an injunction blocking U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ attempt to financially punish so-called sanctuary cities for refusing to enforce federal immigration laws, but allowed the injunction to apply to Chicago while the court prepares to rehear the case en banc.
Read moreAfter attempting to patch up a humanitarian and political crisis via executive order, the Trump administration resumed its fight Wednesday against California’s sanctuary state policies.
Read morePhiladelphia officials and the Justice Department are rejecting a federal judge’s idea for settling their dispute over how the city deals with immigrants in the country illegally.
Read moreA homeless undocumented immigrant acquitted last year of murder cannot seek evidence that the Trump administration directed the feds to vindictively prosecute him on new charges, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
Read moreA homeless undocumented immigrant acquitted last year of murder faces an uphill battle in proving that President Donald Trump directed the Justice Department to vindictively prosecute him on new federal charges, a judge said Tuesday.
Read moreCalifornia has taken steps to have a federal judge dismiss the federal government’s lawsuit against its sanctuary city policy.
Read moreCiting the need to check the potential “tyranny” of the executive branch, the Seventh Circuit upheld a nationwide preliminary injunction Thursday blocking U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ attempt to financially punish so-called sanctuary cities for refusing to enforce federal immigration laws.
Read moreDespite pleas from dozens of San Diegans Tuesday not to join Jeff Sessions’ lawsuit against California’s “sanctuary state” law, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved joining the federal lawsuit suing its own state.
Read moreA Justice Department lawyer on Wednesday urged a Ninth Circuit panel to tailor a nationwide block on “sanctuary city” funding cuts so it applies to just two jurisdictions in California.
Read moreA prominent law enforcement lobbying group which represents all of California’s elected county sheriffs is putting its weight behind the Trump administration’s assault on the state’s sanctuary laws.
Read moreFresh off a contentious visit from President Donald Trump and a federal lawsuit against their recently enacted pro-immigrant laws, California lawmakers on Wednesday hired an undocumented lawyer to a state post.
Read moreA three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit ruled Tuesday that a Texas law banning sanctuary cities can go into effect while the legal fight over the constitutionality of the measure continues in federal court.
Read moreFor the first time since taking office, President Donald Trump visited California, inspecting border wall prototypes in San Diego and attending a high-priced fundraiser in Beverly Park. His visit was met with public protests across Los Angeles and sharp critique from state leaders.
Read moreA week after conducting widespread immigration sweeps throughout California, the Trump administration sued Gov. Jerry Brown late Tuesday for enacting sanctuary laws that “obstruct” and “impede” federal immigration agents.
Read moreA federal judge on Monday refused to order the Trump Administration to pay California $1 million in delayed law enforcement funding it withheld to punish it for becoming a sanctuary state.
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