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Sanctuary Cities

City Attorney Dennis Herrera at a press conference announcing his lawsuit against President Trump for his unconstitutional executive order targeting sanctuary cities.

On January 31, 2017 City Attorney Dennis Herrera filed a federal lawsuit against President Donald Trump and his administration for his executive order directing enforcement action against sanctuary cities and threatening to withhold federal funding from these cities. The suit claims that the order is unconstitutional and exceeds the president’s power. Updates will be posted here as the case develops.

Statement from City Attorney Dennis Herrera on DACA

September 5, 2017 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
The President’s decision jeopardizes 800,000 youth

Categories News, Sanctuary Cities

Latest documents filed in lawsuit against Trump’s unconstitutional executive order on sanctuary cities

August 30, 2017 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
PDF copies of key court documents in our lawsuit against President Trump over his unconstitutional sanctuary executive order. Please note the documents are in chronological order, with the latest documents filed at the bottom.

Categories News, Sanctuary Cities

Herrera moves to have Trump’s sanctuary executive order ruled unconstitutional

August 30, 2017 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
With court already barring enforcement of the executive order, San Francisco seeks permanent ruling to remove threat to federally funded programs

Categories News, Sanctuary Cities

Herrera and Becerra sue Trump administration to stop latest attack on sanctuary cities

August 16, 2017August 14, 2017 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
SF and California file coordinated lawsuits against U.S. Department of Justice

Categories Sanctuary Cities

Herrera statement on President Trump banning transgender people from the military

January 17, 2018July 27, 2017 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney Dennis Herrera emphasizes that ‘the President’s discriminatory policies do not reflect the values of our country and weaken us all’

Categories Sanctuary Cities

Court rejects Trump arguments; executive order on sanctuary cities remains blocked

July 20, 2017July 20, 2017 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Federal judge denies president’s request to lift the enforcement freeze and rejects President’s motion to dismiss Herrera’s lawsuit challenging the executive order.

Categories Defending S.F. Laws, Major Case, News, Sanctuary Cities

Herrera: President’s motion is desperate move that can’t save unconstitutional order

July 12, 2017July 12, 2017 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Statement from City Attorney Dennis Herrera:

Categories Sanctuary Cities

Herrera blasts Trump’s effort to secretly change federal immigration law

May 23, 2017 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
“San Francisco’s Department of Elections and its employees have been doing an exemplary job,” Herrera said. “I’m equally confident that our co-defendants are also meeting or exceeding their legal duties.”
President tries to bury major changes to 8 U.S.C. § 1373 in his budget

Categories News, Sanctuary Cities

Herrera statement on USDOJ sanctuary cities guidance memo

February 5, 2018May 22, 2017 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memo on President Trump’s Executive Order regarding sanctuary cities

Categories Defending Public Funds, Defending S.F. Laws, News, Sanctuary Cities

The Facts About Immigration Law

May 17, 2017May 17, 2017 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Setting the Record Straight on Local Involvement in Federal Civil Immigration Enforcement

Categories Defending S.F. Laws, Major Case, News, Sanctuary Cities

Herrera wins nationwide halt to enforcement of Trump’s sanctuary city order

April 27, 2017April 25, 2017 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Court sides with San Francisco on every major legal issue, issues order that protects billions of dollars for food, health care and other safety net programs while case plays out

Categories News, Sanctuary Cities

Faced with Herrera lawsuit, Trump lawyer backs down on sanctuary cities

April 14, 2017April 14, 2017 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Attorney for Trump says San Francisco risks losing minimal federal funding, acknowledges cities aren’t required to comply with federal immigration detainer requests

Categories News, Sanctuary Cities

Amicus briefs filed in support of lawsuit against Trump’s unconstitutional executive order on sanctuary cities

April 13, 2017 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
San Francisco has received an outpouring of legal support in its lawsuit against President Trump’s unconstitutional executive order on sanctuary cities. Below is a summary chart of the amicus briefs filed in the case, as well as pdf copies of the briefs.

Categories News, Sanctuary Cities

Statement in support of Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye’s request that ICE refrain from arrests at courthouses

February 5, 2018April 3, 2017 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye’s letter comes in response to reports of immigration arrests at courthouses

Categories News, Public Safety, Sanctuary Cities

Herrera filing: Trump trying to have it both ways on sanctuary city order

March 30, 2017 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City’s response comes amid outpouring of legal support for San Francisco, including 13 police chiefs and sheriffs saying Trump’s executive order hinders law enforcement’s ability to keep communities safe

Categories News, Sanctuary Cities

San Francisco’s top civic attorneys all support call to stop using courthouses as bait in immigration enforcement

March 22, 2017March 17, 2017 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney Dennis Herrera, Public Defender Jeff Adachi and District Attorney George Gascón issue the following joint statement

Categories News, Sanctuary Cities

Herrera asks court to block Trump’s unconstitutional executive order targeting sanctuary cities

March 8, 2017March 8, 2017 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney Dennis Herrera seeks nationwide preliminary injunction, saying Trump’s order is a ‘budgetary sword of Damocles’ threatening $2 billion in S.F. funding

Categories News, Sanctuary Cities

Herrera sues President Trump for unconstitutional executive order targeting sanctuary cities

March 6, 2017January 31, 2017 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera calls order unlawful and un-American, stresses importance of upholding sanctuary policies

Categories News, Sanctuary Cities
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