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[Boyle, Francis A]

Francis A. Boyle
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Court order shows Urbana was right




  
Wed, 05/03/2017 - 3:12am | The News-Gazette 
 

I have read the April 25 order issued by U.S. Judge William Orrick that prevents the Trump administration from withholding federal funds to San Francisco, Santa Clara County and other jurisdictions offering sanctuary to immigrants.

It is consistent with the legal advice I gave the Urbana City Council in my three appearances before it in November-December 2016 on reaffirming Urbana as a sanctuary city.

The Trump threat to withhold funds was a hollow threat intended to bully and intimidate Urbana et al., with no basis in law and in violation of laws and the Constitution.

It was just like the Reagan administration's hollow and illegal threat made in 1986 to withhold funds under the Federal Revenue Sharing Act to bully and intimidate Urbana et al. from becoming an original sanctuary city.

In both 1986 and again in 2016, Urbana stood up against hollow and illegal threats by Reagan and then Trump in order to do the right thing for the benefit of thousands of human beings.

Urbana has been vindicated in Court.

FRANCIS A. BOYLE





Professor of Law

University of Illinois

Champaign