The president’s efforts to compel localities to cooperate with his mass deportation agenda could curtail funds for criminal justice programs and harm morale among local police departments.
U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour made his criticisms while issuing a nationwide injunction on the president’s effort to curb birthright citizenship.
Attorney John C. Eastman is among the most prominent voices who helped propel the idea of curbing automatic citizenship into President Donald Trump’s orbit.
U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman issued the injunction at a hearing on a lawsuit brought by civil rights groups arguing that Trump’s order is unconstitutional.