San Francisco leads multi-jurisdiction lawsuit against Trump administration sanctuary city crackdown
Source: CBS News
Updated on: February 7, 2025 / 12:47 PM PST
The City of San Francisco is leading a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its crackdown on sanctuary cities and states and its threat to cut off federal funding. San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu said the lawsuit -- to be filed Friday in U.S. District Court -- is also brought by Santa Clara County; the City of Portland, Oregon; the City of New Haven, Connecticut; and King County, Washington.
The lawsuit targets President Donald Trump's executive orders and his administration's actions meant to compel local jurisdictions into carrying out White House policies on immigration and undocumented immigrants. On Wednesday, new U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a directive to punish sanctuary jurisdictions by ending funding to any that "unlawfully interfere with federal law enforcement operations" or otherwise do not comply with the federal government's immigration policies.
Chiu said the moves by the Trump administration seek to commandeer local law enforcement officers to take on the role of federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Supporters say sanctuary laws and policies prioritize city and state resources for traditional law enforcement and crime-fighting efforts. Sanctuary laws improve public safety and have been repeatedly upheld by federal courts, said Chiu.
"The Trump Administration's actions have nothing to do with public safety because we know that sanctuary laws improve public safety," said Chiu in a prepared statement. "This is the federal government illegally asserting a right it does not have, telling cities how to use their resources, and commandeering local law enforcement. This is the federal government coercing local officials to bend to their will or face defunding or prosecution. That is illegal and authoritarian. As local officials, we have a right to do our jobs without threats and interference from the federal government."
Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/sanctuary-city-lawsuit-san-francisco-trump-administration-crackdown/
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To the Federal government. Let's see how the gibbon administration likes it when the largest economy in the country stops funding their bullshit. Let's see what they think they could do to the fifth largest economy in the world after the state decides to make some international deals.
Hey, it's just business. (I never said that the state would be making any deals with anyone. But, the powerful oligarchs that are down with pandering to the gibbon can do what they like. And, the oligarchs fund the state government. They also hate it when people mess with their bottom line.) The Supremes said so. And, keep saying it every time they rule in favor of unfettered capitalism.
So, time to use that against them. 
(We need a 'pipe dream' or a 'dreamer' emoji.)