California cities take Trump to court over sanctuary policies

Apr. 12, 2017

San Francisco and Santa Clara have filed suit to block President Trump’s executive order to withdraw federal funding from cities that don’t cooperate with federal immigration officials. A hearing is set for Friday.

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Cities say Trump’s sanctuary policy is unconstitutional

Credits

Guest:

Bob Egelko - San Francisco Chronicle - @egelko

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Anna Scott, Jolie Myers, Christian Bordal, Amy Ta, Michell Eloy

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