A federal court just handed the Trump Administration a key victory in its ongoing battle against so-called “sanctuary cities.”
U.S. District Judge Nathaniel Gorton rejected an injunction request filed by two Massachusetts cities—Chelsea and Somerville—that sought to block federal authorities from withholding grant money over their refusal to cooperate with immigration enforcement.
Sanctuary Cities Lose Round One
The cities filed the lawsuit in June, claiming it was unconstitutional for the federal government to target them for their “sanctuary” policies, which prevent local police from coordinating with federal immigration agents. Both argued they’d face “irreparable harm” if federal funding was cut off, saying critical public safety programs could collapse.
But Judge Gorton wasn’t convinced. He ruled that their fears were overblown and unsupported by facts.
“The Cities’ anticipation of ‘imminent’ loss of funding after publication of the designation list,” he wrote, “has proven to be precisely the kind of ‘conjecture, surmise, or… unsubstantiated fears of what the future might have in store,’ which cannot justify the issuance of a preliminary injunction.”
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