Federal appeals court rules Trump admin can't withhold federal grants from California sanctuary citi [View all]
Source: The Hill
Federal appeals court rules Trump admin can't withhold federal grants from California sanctuary cities
A federal appeals court ruled Monday that the Trump administration cannot withhold federal grants from California sanctuary cities, affirming previous rulings in the state.
The U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco said its ruling that the Justice Department cannot block police funds from cities not enforcing immigration laws does not extend nationally, Bloomberg News reported.
The decision follows rulings from three other regional federal appeals courts against the administration. But a New York court unanimously ruled in February that the department had the authority to withhold funds from the cities that do not comply with federal authorities' enforcement of immigration laws.
The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals declined to reconsider its February ruling on Monday.
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Read more: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/507173-federal-appeals-court-rules-trump-admin-cant-withhold-federal-grants
The Bloomberg article this article references says the conflict between the appeals courts makes it more liikely SCOTUS will have to take this up.
But The Hill points out that SCOTUS denied a request from the Trump admin to review sanctuary cities laws in California last month.
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