Judge nears decision in lawsuit to stop executive order for sanctuary cities

Judge nears decision in lawsuit to stop executive order for sanctuary cities

Fourteen cities around the country including San Jose, Oakland, and Emeryville have joined the lawsuit.

Judge hears challenge from San Francisco on Trump's "sanctuary city" crackdown

A federal judge is hearing a challenge Wednesday brought on by the city of San Francisco and other local jurisdictions to President Trump's crackdown on "sanctuary city" policies.

Federal hearing over sanctuary cities begins in San Francisco

A federal judge in San Francisco opened a hearing Wednesday with sharp questions for the attorneys representing the U.S. Department of Justice. The hearing is the first of many tied to a lawsuit filed by the city of San Francisco and Santa Clara County and more than a dozen U.S. cities against the Trump administration. The local governments are asking the judge to block executive orders the president has issued that threaten to strip federal fun…

The legal battle for sanctuary cities is about to reach the courts of San Francisco. Oakland, San Francisco, and Santa Clara County are among more than a dozen U.S. cities and counties leading a new legal battle against the Trump administration. The group is suing the administration, claiming that President Donald Trump’s executive order, which attacks sanctuary cities, violates the U.S. Constitution. “This demand seeks to ensure that sanctuary …