SAN FRANCISCO ― A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting so-called “sanctuary” jurisdictions on Tuesday, just as the White House was looking for victories to celebrate from the president’s first 100 days in office. The judge also said the order likely violates the 10th Amendment and the separation of powers. But in his ruling, Orrick wrote that because executive orders carry the force of law, it’s not reasonable to interpret them simply as rhetorical devices. “The threat is unconstitutionally coercive,” Orrick said of Trump’s order, which he likened to Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion. He also didn’t bar the Trump administration from seeking compliance with a provision of federal law that directs cities to report the status of certain undocumented immigrants.

Source: Huffington Post April 25, 2017 20:28 UTC