A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s funding freeze for local governments with “sanctuary” policies amid the president’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants. US District Judge William Orrick in San Francisco on Thursday granted the cities’ request for an injunction while the legal fight plays out.

"Here we are again," wrote U.S. District Judge William Orrick, who blocked a similar effort during the president's first term.

Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has blocked a portion of President Donald Trump's March 25 executive order on election integrity.