Ninth Circuit precedent—set in lawsuits brought by San Francisco and Santa Clara County during the first Trump administration—is on the side of localities again seeking to stave off threats to their federal funding because of their immigration “sanctuary” policies.
If President Donald Trump holds back funds from California because it limits how state and local law enforcement can cooperate with federal immigration officials, state Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) said Friday, “we will sue, and we will win.”
He added, “there is very clear Ninth Circuit precedent stating that that exact, precise conduct by the federal government violates the Constitution ...
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