April 28, 2021
The U.S. Department of Justice withdrew a Trump-era policy that prevented so-called sanctuary cities that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities from accessing a $250 million grant program, according to an internal memo shared with Law360 on Wednesday.
October 05, 2018
A federal judge gave the state of California a quick win in its suit challenging the Trump administration's attempts to block sanctuary cities from obtaining federal public safety grants, finding Friday that the policy violates the constitutional principle of separation of powers.
September 05, 2018
A California federal judge seemed poised Wednesday to find that the Golden State's refusal to share information with federal immigration enforcement officials wasn't a valid reason for the Trump administration to withhold federal public safety funding, but he also expressed doubts about whether he could extend that finding nationwide.
March 06, 2018
A California federal judge on Monday denied the Trump administration's bid to toss two suits challenging its policies towards so-called "sanctuary" communities for undocumented immigrants, but rejected California's request that the court greenlight a $1 million federal grant the state believes is in jeopardy.
February 28, 2018
The federal government sought to end two suits over new restrictions that deny law enforcement grants to so-called sanctuary cities, but a California federal judge said Wednesday he'd allow at least some of the claims brought by the state and by the city of San Francisco to stand.
September 12, 2017
A California federal court on Monday denied Los Angeles’ effort to intervene in San Francisco’s lawsuit against Department of Justice conditions on law enforcement grants that require so-called sanctuary cities to help enforce immigration laws, leading the city to say it will file its own complaint.