Trump, White House Go After Court Over Sanctuary Cities Ruling

US President Donald J. Trump speaks before Rex Tillerson (not pictured) was sworn-in as US Secretary of State in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 01 February 2017. Tillerson was confirmed by the Senate, 01 February, in a 56-to-43 vote to become the nation's 69th Secretary of State. Credit: Michael Reynolds / Pool via CNP - NO'WIRE'SERVICE - Photo by: Michael Reynolds/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images
US President Donald J. Trump speaks before Rex Tillerson (not pictured) was sworn-in as US Secretary of State in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 01 February 2017. Tillerson was confirmed by... US President Donald J. Trump speaks before Rex Tillerson (not pictured) was sworn-in as US Secretary of State in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 01 February 2017. Tillerson was confirmed by the Senate, 01 February, in a 56-to-43 vote to become the nation's 69th Secretary of State. Credit: Michael Reynolds / Pool via CNP - NO'WIRE'SERVICE - Photo by: Michael Reynolds/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images MORE LESS
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After a judge halted part of an executive order threatening to yank funding for sanctuary cities on Tuesday, the White House and Trump himself both blasted the judge.

“Today, the rule of law suffered another blow, as an unelected judge unilaterally rewrote immigration policy for our Nation,” the White House said in a statement late Tuesday night. “Once again, a single district judge — this time in San Francisco — has ignored Federal immigration law to set a new immigration policy for the entire country.”

In the statement, the White House suggested that judge is biased against Trump.

“This case is yet one more example of egregious overreach by a single, unelected district judge. Today’s ruling undermines faith in our legal system and raises serious questions about circuit shopping,” the White House statement reads. “But we are confident we will ultimately prevail in the Supreme Court, just as we will prevail in our lawful efforts to impose immigration restrictions necessary to keep terrorists out of the United States.”

Early Wednesday morning, Trump himself followed up with a Twitter tirade, also suggesting that lawsuits against the Trump administration are purposefully brought before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, which blocked his travel ban. However, the judge who blocked part of the order threatening sanctuary cities does not sit on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. If the Trump administration appealed the ruling, the 9th Circuit would review the case next.

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