[ April 12, 2026 ]
A federal judge in California blocked the Trump administration from cutting federal funding to “sanctuary” cities. US District Judge William Orrick on Thursday issued an injunction against the White House after San Francisco and other cities that shield illegal immigrants from deportation filed a lawsuit.
Judicial tyranny run amok. Where is Congress? What the hell are they doing?
🚨 #BREAKING: Obama federal Judge William Orrick stops Trump from defunding sanctuary cities, which harbor and protect illegal aliens.
Yet again, a single leftist judge is dictating policy.
Specifically, protecting jurisdictions who harbor illegal alien invaders.
It must end. pic.twitter.com/L2sYyl1hHy
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 24, 2025
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Obama-appointed Federal Judge William Orrick: “The Cities and Counties have also demonstrated a likelihood of irreparable harm. The threat to withhold funding causes them irreparable injury in the form of budgetary uncertainty, deprivation of constitutional rights, and undermining trust between the Cities and Counties and the communities they serve (X).”
1/ Judge William Orrick isn't just any Obama appointee. He's donated a STAGGERING $113,600 to Democratic candidates and committees.
But wait, it gets worse… pic.twitter.com/RPlV8zImR1
— Rod D. Martin (@RodDMartin) April 25, 2025
Another Day, Another Judge Blocking Trump’s Policies – This Time It’s Sanctuary Cities
By: Jeff Charles | April 24, 2025 1:15 PM
A federal judge in California blocked the Trump administration from cutting federal funding to “sanctuary” cities.
US District Judge William Orrick on Thursday issued an injunction against the White House after San Francisco and other cities that shield illegal immigrants from deportation filed a lawsuit. From The Associated Press.
AdvertisementADVERTISEMENTOrrick wrote that defendants are prohibited “from directly or indirectly taking any action to withhold, freeze, or condition federal funds” and the administration must provide written notice of his order to all federal departments and agencies by Monday.
One executive order issued by Trump directs Attorney General Pam Bondi and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to withhold federal money to sanctuary jurisdictions. The second order directs every federal agency to ensure that payments to state and local governments do not “abet so-called ‘sanctuary’ policies that seek to shield illegal aliens from deportation.”
At a hearing Wednesday, Justice Department lawyers argued that it was much too early for the judge to grant an injunction when the government had not taken any action to withhold specific amounts or to lay out conditions on specific grants.
But Orrick, who was nominated by President Barack Obama, said this was essentially what government lawyers argued during Trump’s first term when the Republican issued a similar order.
“Their well-founded fear of enforcement is even stronger than it was in 2017,” Orrick wrote, citing the executive orders as well as directives from Bondi, other federal agencies and Justice Department lawsuits filed against Chicago and New York.
San Francisco successfully challenged the 2017 Trump order and the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with the lower court that the president exceeded his authority when he signed an executive order threatening to cut funding for “sanctuary cities.”
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