Immigration,
Government,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Jul. 15, 2019
Divided 9th Circuit sides with Trump administration in ‘sanctuary city’ federal funding battle
The U.S. Department of Justice may favor city governments that participate in immigration enforcement when doling out community policing grants, a divided federal appeals court has ruled, giving the Trump administration a minor win in its ongoing battles with so-called "sanctuary cities."
The U.S. Department of Justice may favor city governments that participate in immigration enforcement when doling out community policing grants, a divided federal appeals court has ruled, giving the Trump administration a minor win in its ongoing battles with so-called "sanctuary cities."
A conservative two-judge majority of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Friday the Justice Department has the discretion to prioritize imm...
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