Overview

• U.S. District Judge William Orrick in San Francisco expanded a preliminary injunction that bars the administration from denying or conditioning federal funds to more than 30 additional cities and counties.
• The latest order protects Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and other jurisdictions, building on an earlier injunction that already covered places such as San Francisco, Portland and Seattle.
• Orrick characterized the funding threat as unconstitutional and a coercive attempt to force local policy changes to increase cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
• The legal fight stems from executive orders directing Attorney General Pam Bondi and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to withhold money, a DHS list naming over 500 jurisdictions that was later removed, and DOJ lawsuits against major cities.
• In a separate ruling, a federal judge in Florida ordered the 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center to close within 60 days, marking another setback for the administration’s immigration agenda.