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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.

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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