Judge not inclined to reinstate Trump sanctuary cities order Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press Up
Source: Associated Press
Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press
Updated 9:27 pm, Wednesday, July 12, 2017
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge said Wednesday he is not likely to reinstate President Donald Trump's executive order to cut funding from cities that limit cooperation with U.S. immigration authorities.
U.S. District Court Judge William Orrick said during a hearing on Wednesday that he was "very much inclined" to deny the Trump administration's request that he reconsider his injunction against the president's order in light of a recent memo by the attorney general.
Orrick said the memo cannot address a key problem he raised about the executive order, only the president could.
The memo issued in May reasserts the department's position that Trump's executive order applies to a relatively small amount of money. The Trump administration says it undercuts Orrick's decision to block the executive order.
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