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Immigration

City Attorney takes legal action to stop predatory immigration consulting business

October 17, 2025August 11, 2022 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
City files motion to stop Lacayo & Associates from providing fraudulent immigration services that put immigrant communities at risk

Categories Consumer protection, Immigration, News

Respondents San Francisco and Santa Clara County issue statement on U.S. Supreme Court’s dismissal of ‘public charge’ case

October 17, 2025June 15, 2022 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
City Attorney and County Counsel praise the Court’s decision to allow the lower court decision to stand, rejecting an Arizona-led effort to intervene in litigation involving obsolete Trump immigration rule

Categories Immigration, News, Sanctuary cities

San Francisco joins amicus brief urging U.S. Supreme Court to vacate harmful immigration ruling

October 17, 2025March 22, 2022 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Brief argues Trump immigration policy has untold psychological and economic consequences for asylum seekers and the communities they live in

Categories Immigration, News, Sanctuary cities

California respondents issue statement in advance of U.S. Supreme Court ‘public charge’ case oral arguments

October 17, 2025February 22, 2022 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
Case concerns Arizona-led effort to intervene in litigation involving obsolete Trump immigration rule

Categories Immigration, News, Sanctuary cities

San Francisco, County of Santa Clara, State of California File Briefs in U.S. Supreme Court ‘Public Charge’ Rule Case

October 17, 2025January 12, 2022 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
Briefs respond to Arizona-led effort to intervene in litigation over now-defunct Trump-era immigration rule

Categories Immigration, News, Sanctuary cities

San Francisco joins amicus brief urging federal court to support DACA program

October 17, 2025December 17, 2021 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
Sixty-five local governments and advocacy organizations come together to support Dreamers

Categories Immigration, News, Sanctuary cities

Another court rules San Francisco’s sanctuary policies comply with federal law

October 17, 2025April 15, 2021 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Right-wing lawsuit against the Sheriff is dismissed

Categories Immigration, News, Sanctuary cities

Final victory for San Francisco and Santa Clara County in challenge to Trump administration’s ‘public charge’ rule

October 17, 2025March 9, 2021 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
USDOJ drops appeal, U.S. Supreme Court dismisses case

Categories Immigration, News

Final victory for San Francisco in sanctuary city case against Trump administration

October 17, 2025March 4, 2021 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
USDOJ drops appeal, U.S. Supreme Court dismisses case

Categories Immigration, News, Sanctuary cities

Federal Appeals Court rules in favor of San Francisco and Santa Clara County in challenge to Trump administration’s ‘public charge’ rule

October 17, 2025December 2, 2020 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Today’s victory blocks the federal government from denying entry or green cards to immigrants in California and more than a dozen other states who use assistance programs like non-emergency Medicaid or food stamps

Categories Immigration, News

Court again rules that San Francisco’s sanctuary policies comply with federal law

October 17, 2025July 13, 2020 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Court of Appeals also invalidates USDOJ conditions on federal grants

Categories Immigration, News, Sanctuary cities

San Francisco and Santa Clara County succeed in blocking ‘public charge’ rule

October 17, 2025October 11, 2019 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Judge halts latest Trump administration attack on immigrants from taking effect while the case is decided in court

Categories Immigration, News

San Francisco and Santa Clara County argue ‘public charge’ rule should be blocked

October 17, 2025October 2, 2019 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Trump administration is trying to rewrite 140 years of precedent and end the promise of the American dream

Categories Immigration, News Tags immigration, public charge

San Francisco and Santa Clara County seek preliminary injunction to block ‘public charge’ rule

October 17, 2025August 28, 2019 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Rule would do the opposite of its stated goal by harming the country’s health, welfare and economy

Categories Immigration, News Tags immigration, public charge, Trump administration

San Francisco and Santa Clara County sue to block federal rule that penalizes lawful immigrants

October 17, 2025August 13, 2019 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
"This lawsuit is designed to put a stop to this illegal scheme and force the companies involved to pay their victims back."
‘Public charge’ rule makes using food, health care or housing assistance grounds for inadmissibility or denial of a green card

Categories Immigration, News

Herrera’s statement on federal rule denying aid to immigrants

October 17, 2025August 12, 2019 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
‘We will use all of the legal tools at our disposal to fight this.’

Categories Immigration, News

Herrera statement on 2020 census victory

October 17, 2025July 2, 2019 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
‘The census is supposed to count everyone in the country. Period. It is about facts, not partisanship.’

Categories Immigration, News, Sanctuary cities

Herrera statement on Supreme Court ruling in census case

October 17, 2025June 27, 2019 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
‘Under the Constitution, the census is supposed to count everyone in the country. It is about facts, not partisanship.’

Categories Immigration, News, Sanctuary cities Tags census, U.S. Supreme Court

Herrera defeats another Trump administration attempt to deny funds to sanctuary cities

October 17, 2025March 4, 2019 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Court rules USDOJ conditions on 2018 law enforcement grants are unconstitutional after earlier invalidating similar conditions on 2017 grants

Categories Immigration, News, Sanctuary cities

Herrera wins ruling that San Francisco’s sanctuary policies comply with federal law

October 17, 2025October 5, 2018 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Court also invalidates USDOJ conditions on law enforcement grants

Categories Immigration, News, Sanctuary cities
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