Judge blocks Trump’s sanctuary city agenda

This administration has been very aggressive about taking on sanctuary cities, unlike Trump’s first term.

Attorney General Pam Bondi has several irons in the fire on this front.

Now, some of these cases are going before judges, and we are losing, but that is not necessarily a bad thing, at least until we get to the Supreme Court.

Dropping the hammer

In July, Bondi got the ball rolling by going after New York for its sanctuary laws.

Bondi stated, “New York City has released thousands of criminals on the streets to commit violent crimes against law-abiding citizens due to sanctuary city policies.

She added, “If New York City won’t stand up for the safety of its citizens, we will.”

Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate also commented, “For too long, New York City has been at the vanguard of interfering with enforcing our immigration laws. Its efforts to thwart federal immigration enforcement end now.”

Coming after you

Even though challenges have been made, the administration has announced that it is not dropping this fight, and it should not.

Bondi recently informed numerous sanctuary cities that funding would be cut if they did not respect federal law.

Democrats have responded by saying she is trying to bully cities and states, but that is not the case here.

While the holding back of funding that has been approved is illegal, this is a great way to force this issue before the courts, ultimately getting it before the Supreme Court to settle the issue once and for all.

Defeated, but…

U.S. District Judge William Orrick, appointed by Barack Obama, has issued the first ruling, blocking the administration from holding back funding.

That was to be expected, but it is nothing to be overly alarmed about, as we expected to be defeated in the lower courts. The ultimate showdown that we want to see is before the Supreme Court, where I believe we will win.

While the Supreme Court could rule against the administration, I just don’t see how, when precedent on this matter is firmly behind the federal government.

Regardless, one way or another, I want this issue to be settled so it does not continue to dominate headlines. Don’t worry about this loss and the likely loss before an appellate court. The only ruling that will truly matter is the one that comes from the Supreme Court, which will now have no choice but to hear the case.