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Palo Alto council directs city attorney to join San Francisco lawsuit over federal immigration enforcement threats
Summary
After a closed session, Palo Alto’s City Council voted unanimously to have the city attorney join the City and County of San Francisco’s lawsuit challenging federal orders that threaten to withhold funds from jurisdictions limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement; the action was taken under the California Values Act.
Palo Alto — After a closed-session discussion on potential litigation, the Palo Alto City Council unanimously directed the city attorney on May 27 to take steps to join the City and County of San Francisco in a federal lawsuit challenging recent federal executive actions that the city says threaten to withhold federal funds and seek enforcement against jurisdictions limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
Council took the action under the framework of the California Values Act. The vote in closed session was 7–0.
Why it matters: The litigation aims to challenge federal administrative directives that seek to condition federal…
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