that decision to halt the president s executive order. republicans, (202) 748-8001. democrats, (202) 748-8000. (202) 748-8002. and a special line this morning ,or illegal immigrants 202-748-8003. you can start calling in on this topic as we show you alan gomez s story in usa today. he writes a federal judge in san francisco on tuesday partially blocked s donald trump blocking sanctuary cities that do not comply. ruled thatick president trump exceeded his authority when he signed an executive order directing his administration to withhold federal funding from jurisdictions deemed to be sanctuary jurisdictions. it describes 300 local governments that have limited cooperation with federal immigration officials. the constitution invests spending powers in congress, not the president, so they cannot put new conditions on federal funds. a swift reaction from the white house. yesterday, an official statement overnight. in sane district judge francisco ignored federal immigrati