Federal judge declares Trump admin blocking federal money from sanctuary cities unconstitutional
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An Obama-appointed federal judge in San Francisco said the Trump administration cannot enforce orders to pull federal dollars from sanctuary cities.
The judge said Trump's orders – titled "Protecting the American People Against Invasion" and "Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Open Borders" – also violate the Fifth Amendment "to the extent they are unconstitutionally vague and violate due process." Trump’s directives "also violate the Tenth Amendment because they impose coercive condition intended to commandeer local officials into enforcing federal immigration practices and law," Orrick wrote. Danielle Wallace is a breaking news and politics reporter at Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to danielle.wallace@fox.com and on X: @danimwallace.
Most of the plaintiffs are jurisdiction in California. They are the city and county of San Francisco, Santa Clara County, Monterey County and the cities of Oakland, Emeryville, San Jose, San Diego, Sacramento and Santa Cruz.
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