“This case is yet one more example of egregious overreach by a single, unelected district judge,” the White House said in a statement. WASHINGTON ― The White House, and subsequently President Donald Trump himself, misconstrued a federal judge’s ruling and the law to make yet another attack on the judicial branch, this time over so-called “sanctuary cities” that don’t fully cooperate with deportation efforts. In ruling against Trump, the 9th Circuit Court upheld a prior ruling from federal judge James Robart, who issued a restraining order on Trump’s ban. “[A]ccording to Congress, a city that prohibits its officials from providing information to federal immigration authorities ― a sanctuary city ― is violating the law,” the White House said, not incorrectly. “Sanctuary cities, like San Francisco, block their jails from turning over criminal aliens to Federal authorities for deportation,” the White House continued.

Source: Huffington Post April 26, 2017 15:00 UTC