Federal judge denies Trump administration effort to block California's 'sanctuary' law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal judge refused Thursday to block California from restricting local law enforcement cooperation with immigration agents, an early legal victory for the state's "sanctuary" law that drew caustic but predictable reactions from both sides.
U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez, in rejecting the position of the Trump administration that California's law is an attempt to stymie immigration enforcement, wrote that "refusing to help is not the same as impeding."
"Standing aside does not equate to standing in the way," Mendez wrote.
The judge also upheld the legality of a second California law, allowing the state's attorney general to
