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Immigration,
Government,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Aug. 2, 2018

Trump administration cannot threaten federal grants to two California counties

A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Wednesday in favor of two California counties against a Trump administration executive order withholding some federal law enforcement grants to so-called “sanctuary jurisdictions.”

Trump administration cannot threaten federal grants to two California counties
9th Circuit Chief Judge Sidney Thomas wrote for a split panel that President Donald J. Trump exceeded his authority in an executive order to withhold federal funds from jurisdictions that don't cooperate with federal immigration law.

A split 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Wednesday in favor of two California counties against a Trump administration executive order withholding some federal law enforcement grants to so-called "sanctuary jurisdictions."

But the panel also vacated a nationwide injunction against the order, remanding it back to a Northern District of California court.

Judge Ferdinand Francis Fernandez...

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