Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Sanctuary Cities Executive Order, Calls It “Likely Unconstitutional”

A federal judge halts the enforcement of President Donald Trump’s latest executive order targeting sanctuary cities, ruling that the directive is “likely unconstitutional” and exceeds the president’s authority. The decision, issued by U.S. District Judge William Orrick in San Francisco, marks a significant legal blow to Trump’s immigration enforcement agenda and echoes similar rulings from his first term in office.

The order, issued earlier this year, directs U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to deny federal funding to jurisdictions that. . .