You knew this was coming:
First the Ninth Circuit rules against the ban & now it hits again on sanctuary cities-both ridiculous rulings. See you in the Supreme Court!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 26, 2017
Out of our very big country, with many choices, does everyone notice that both the "ban" case and now the "sanctuary" case is brought in …
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 26, 2017
…the Ninth Circuit, which has a terrible record of being overturned (close to 80%). They used to call this "judge shopping!" Messy system.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 26, 2017
But will he follow through this time?
These threats lose their meaning when he doesn't actually appeal the decisions to SCOTUS. https://t.co/LaMdNTDyGe
— Emily C. Singer (@CahnEmily) April 26, 2017
The DOJ’s response:
DOJ spokesperson Ian Prior's statement on today's ruling out of California: pic.twitter.com/OlDbFdQ8Fl
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) April 25, 2017
While the DOJ was “this is no big deal,” the White House issued this blistering statement saying an “unelected judge unilaterally rewrote immigration policy for our Nation” and that “those city officials who authored these policies have the blood of dead Americans on their hands”:
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Sanctuary cities EO injunction: https://t.co/VVz65LOhp0
DOJ: This is no big deal.
White House: pic.twitter.com/PZcqn2yReS
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) April 26, 2017
However, this might not go over well with both the judge and the DOJ prosecutors:
That "unelected judge" helped run DOJ civil and is friendly with the prosecutors who argued this. This statement humiliates them https://t.co/kjkxZlKWCW
— Dan Levine (@FedcourtJunkie) April 26, 2017
In blocking Trump sanctuary cities order, Judge Orrick completely destroyed DOJ bid to cast it as narrowly aimed at law enforcement $$$
— Dan Levine (@FedcourtJunkie) April 25, 2017
To be continued.
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