But this is an unqualified early victory for California — and sanctuary cities across the nation that have said they'll refuse to comply with some of the Trump administration's deportation requests. President Trump has threatened to go after sanctuary cities, which provide protections for illegal immigrants. (Claritza Jimenez/The Washington Post)Constitutional scholars like Ilya Somin at George Mason University have long argued that the Trump administration would lose a legal battle like this. California state lawmakers are steaming through a bill that would make the state the first sanctuary state for illegal immigrants. (It's worth noting that the Trump administration is also fighting a legal battle on another high-profile executive order limiting travel from six predominately Muslim countries.)

Source: Washington Post April 25, 2017 21:55 UTC