A judge has ruled the Trump administration cannot deny funding to Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and 30 other cities and counties because of policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration efforts.

A federal judge halted the Trump administration's efforts to withhold grant funding from "sanctuary cities" for not cooperating with immigration enforcement.

A federal judge on Friday expanded his ruling blocking the Trump administration from cancelling government funding to dozens of accused sanctuary jurisdictions. San Francisco-based U.S. District Judge William Orrick in April ruled in favor of 16 counties and cities that sued the Trump administration’s efforts to rescind billions in funding due to criticism that their policies