During his previous administration, Trump also moved to withhold federal funding from sanctuary cities. Multiple appeals court panels, including those composed entirely of Republican appointees, ruled the executive branch lacked the power to override funding decisions made by Congress.

The City of Portland is joining several local governments across the country suing the Trump administration over executive orders targeting sanctuary cities.

The city of Portland is joining a lawsuit with other sanctuary cities challenging the Trump administration’s threat to withhold federal funding from sanctuary cities. The lawsuit will be filed today in United States District Court of Northern California, and is led by the city and county of San Fransisco and by the county of Santa Clara.

Portland will now join a coalition of local governments suing the Trump administration for executive orders and actions that harm sanctuary cities and states.