live, where you live, this is abc 7 news. victory for sanctuary cities tonight. a judge has blocked an order from the president that would have cost two major bay area communities billions of dollars. good evening. i m dan ashley. and i m dion lim in for ama daetz. the decision stems from a lawsuit brought by santa clara county and san francisco. it means the president cannot withhold their federal funding. abc 7 news reporter katie marzullo is live in san jose with reaction. katie? dan, dion, president trump can appeal the decision to the ninth circuit court. but a santa clara supervisor called the ruling a legal knockout punch. it s one of those issues where you look to your left, you look to your right, and you realize if anyone is going to lead, it s going to be us. santa clara county filed a lawsuit to stop the trump administration from withholding federal funds from sanctuary cities. a district judge handed santa clara a win on monday issuing a permanent inj
lawsuit to stop the trump administration from withholding federal funds from sanctuary cities. a district judge handed santa clara a win on monday issuing a permanent injunction. every step of the way, the county of santa clara has won on this case. and this is really an almost fatal blow to the administration on the issue of detention of immigrants without due process. the term sanctuary city has come to describe a jurisdiction that won t allow local law enforcement to hold someone in custody on behalf of immigration and customs enforcement. santa clara county stood to lose $1.7 billion in federal funding. san francisco had $2 billion at stake. san francisco also sued the city attorney has released a statement that reads in part, president trump might be able to tweet whatever comes to mind, but he can t grant himself new authority because he feels like it. san jose immigration material merle kahn applauds the decision. i the courts are doing what they need to do. the
live, where you live, this is abc 7 news. victory for sanctuary cities tonight. a judge has blocked an order from the president that would have cost two major bay area communities billions of dollars. good evening. i m dan ashley. and i m dion lim in for ama daetz. the decision stems from a lawsuit brought by santa clara county and san francisco. it means the president cannot withhold their federal funding. abc 7 news reporter katie marzullo is live in san jose with reaction. katie? dan, dion, president trump can appeal the decision to the ninth circuit court. but a santa clara supervisor called the ruling a legal knockout punch. it s one of those issues where you look to your left, you look to your right, and you realize if anyone is going to lead, it s going to be us. santa clara county filed a lawsuit to stop the trump administration from withholding federal funds from sanctuary cities. a district judge handed santa clara a win on monday issuing a permanent inj