July 13 (UPI) -- The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of the Department of Justice giving preference in awarding policing grants to non-sanctuary cities.
The suit stems from the City of Los Angeles, a sanctuary city, which sued the Department of Justice because it was denied a $3 million grant from the Community Oriented Policing Services grant program because illegal immigration wasn't its focus. Los Angeles had instead chosen "building trust and respect" between communities and law enforcement agencies as its focus area.