Executive Order 13768
Executive Order 13768 titled Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States was signed by U.S. President Donald Trump on January 25, 2017. The order stated that "sanctuary jurisdictions" including sanctuary cities that refused to comply with immigration enforcement measures would not be "eligible to receive Federal grants, except as deemed necessary for law enforcement purposes" by the U.S. Attorney General or Secretary of Homeland Security.
| Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States | |
Executive Order 13768 in the Federal Register | |
| Type | Executive order |
|---|---|
| Executive Order number | 13768 |
| Signed by | Donald Trump on January 25, 2017 |
| Federal Register details | |
| Federal Register document number | 2017-02102 |
| Publication date | January 30, 2017 |
| Document citation | 8799 |
| Summary | |
| Disqualifies "sanctuary jurisdictions" including sanctuary cities from federal grants. | |
Legal challenges to the order were brought almost immediately after its issuance by San Francisco (supported by the State of California) and a number of other cities and counties. In late April 2017, a federal court issued a nationwide preliminary injunction halting enforcement of the executive order, determining that the localities were likely to succeed on the merits of their challenge.
On November 21, 2017, section 9(a) of the executive order was declared unconstitutional by Judge William Orrick III, who issued a nationwide permanent injunction against its implementation. The executive order was rescinded by President Joe Biden on January 20, 2021.