President Donald Trump tried once again to use the threat of losing federal funding to force local governments, including Santa Fe, to aid in immigration efforts.
Once again, a judge blocked the effort with a preliminary injunction. This time, with an exasperated tone.
The judge, William H. Orrick of the Federal District for the Northern District of California, noted that Trump attempted the same thing eight years ago in his first term, and that he was the same judge who blocked the effort, which was affirmed by a federal circuit court.
“Here we are again,” Orrick wrote in his order.
The federal judge once again blocked the federal government “from directly or indirectly taking any action to withhold, freeze, or condition federal funds from the Cities and Counties.”
Santa Fe County passed a resolution earlier this year pushing against Trump’s immigration enforcement efforts, and Santa Fe Mayor Alan Webber said at the time that it aligned with the city’s charter.
The preliminary injunction by the judge only applies to the cities that were targeted by Trump.
NM Political Report reached out to the City of Santa Fe Friday morning and will update this story with their reaction.
The City of Albuquerque also recently reaffirmed its status as an immigrant-friendly city.
It is quite clear to me that the judges who are making decisions in favor of illegal student aliens are, themselves, anti-American. I, for one, welcome those who want to live in the US and, in fact, have a number of friends who are foreign-born and have made the effort to take the test required to gain citizenship. It is extremely insulting to that group of people who take the time and effort to study our laws in order to pass the citizenship test and then have some judge who cares nothing about our laws just give another alien a free pass.The individual who makes an effort to learn about our country and our laws is left feeling like a fool and wondering why he was singled out. In my opinion, those judges should be disbarred.
You’re ignorant
And everyone wonders why there’s a crime problem. HELLO !! Flip New Mexico red and get rid of these idiots. Let’s go after them for obstuction of justice.