Funding
San Francisco Judge Blocks Trump’s Order To Stop Funding Sanctuary Cities
US District Judge, William Orrick, an Obama appointee, placed a block on Trump’s Executive Order intended to withhold funding from communities that protect illegal aliens from US immigration authorities. Orrick said Trump’s threats to withhold federal grants were âcoerciveâ and overly broad, violating the Constitution. He said that Congress, not the President, controls spending. [This is one of those areas in which there is truth on both sides.