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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.

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

May 23, 2017May 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

May 22, 2017February 5, 2018 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 25, 2017April 27, 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

April 3, 2017February 5, 2018 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 17, 2017March 22, 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

January 31, 2017March 6, 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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