Donald Trump's immigration plans hit a wall as court blocks order to cut 'sanctuary city' funding

Donald Trump's immigration plans hit a wall as court blocks order to cut 'sanctuary city' funding

US President Donald Trump listens to the media's questions during a roundtable discussion.A US judge has blocked President Donald Trump's executive order that sought to withhold federal funds from so-called sanctuary cities, dealing another legal blow to the administration's efforts to toughen immigration enforcement.Sanctuary cities generally offer safe harbor to illegal immigrants and often do not use municipal funds or resources to advance the enforcement of federal immigration laws.The ruling from US District Judge William Orrick III in San Francisco said Mr Trump's January 25 order targeted broad categories of federal funding for sanctuary governments and that plaintiffs challenging the order were likely to succeed in proving it unconstitutional.Dozens of local governments and cities, including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, have joined the growing "sanctuary" movement.Meanwhile, the looming threat of a US Government shutdown this weekend has appeared to recede after Mr Trump backed away from a demand that Congress include funding for his planned border wall with Mexico in a spending bill.The spending bill must pass by the end of the week to avoid a US Government shutdown. Mr Trump removed a crucial sticking point when he said on Monday evening (local time) he may wait until Republicans begin drafting the budget blueprint for the fiscal year that starts on October 1 to seek funds for the wall.However, Senate majority Leader Mitch McConnell said it was too soon to talk about such a possibility and that negotiations were still underway to reach a longer-term deal.But Democrat senator Chuck Schumer said progress had been made with regards to the spending bill now that Mr Trump's wall demands — which could cost upwards of $66 billion — had been put on hold.

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