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Trump’s Sanctuary City Order Is Unconstitutional, Court Rules

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The order blocked federal grants to cities that did not cooperate with immigration officials.

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The Trump administration cannot restrict grants to so-called sanctuary cities, a federal judge in California’s Northern District ruled Monday. Previously, the Trump administration issued an executive order blocking federal grants to cities that did not cooperate with immigration officials. The California court declared the order “unconstitutional on its face” and issued a permanent injunction against it.

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