Judge not inclined to reinstate Trump sanctuary cities order
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge said Wednesday he is not likely to reinstate President Donald Trump’s executive order to cut funding from cities that limit co-operation 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.