It was made in federal district court in San Francisco.
The White House called the San Francisco judge's ruling a "gift to the criminal gang and cartel element in our country". And, unlike some of his positions, Trump will likely get considerable backing from Republicans in Congress on this court ruling.
Trump tweeted that the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which earlier ruled against his travel ban, has "a bad record of being overturned (close to 80 percent)".
The judge emphasized the rhetoric used by President Trump and top officials within his administration to demonstrate that the order could be unconstitutional, according to a report by The Washington Post.
Although his criticism on Wednesday was focused on a court, Trump has repeatedly attacked sitting federal judges and decisions he does not like, unprecedented criticism for a sitting president toward the judiciary in modern times.
And shortly after he took office, Trump lashed out on several occasions at US District Judge James Robart, who sits in Seattle and put a nationwide hold on Trump's first travel ban.
In a ruling on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge William Orrick quoted Trump to support his decision to block the president's order to withhold funding from "sanctuary cities" that do not cooperate with U.S. immigration officials. He said the Justice Department would require cities seeking the grants to certify that they are cooperating with immigration authorities as a condition for receiving the awards.
Sanctuary cities generally offer safe harbor to illegal immigrants and often do not use municipal funds or resources to advance the enforcement of federal immigration laws.
Korea installs parts of contentious US missile defense
About 200 residents and protesters rallied against THAAD in front of a local community center, some hurling plastic water bottles. China is North Korea's sole major ally and is seen as crucial to US -led efforts to rein in its bellicose, isolated neighbor.
In a morning tweet, he blamed the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals for blocking his order to withhold funding from so-called sanctuary cities.
"This is why we have courts - to halt the overreach of a president and an attorney general who either don't understand the Constitution or chose to ignore it", Herrera said in a statement.
The ruling by San Francisco-based U.S. District Judge William Orrick bars federal officials nationwide from carrying out the portion of a January 25 executive order that would deny federal grants to cities and local governments that won't provide assistance to federal authorities in locating and detaining undocumented immigrants.
Orrick wrote that the jurisdictions successfully showed they "are now suffering irreparable harm" because the order violates rights granted to states by the Constitution and because, even if the order hasn't been carried out, it has "caused budget uncertainty" simply by threatening to take away hundreds of millions in federal funds.
In a statement, Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez called the ruling "a win for the neediest people in our nation", who no longer have to fear the president will withhold funding programs for "seniors in need of food, foster youth in need of shelter, and children who need medical care".
"If there was doubt about the scope of the Order, the President and Attorney General have erased it with their public comments", Orrick said.
"Because San Francisco took the president to court, we've been able to protect billions of dollars that fund lifesaving programmes across the country", Herrera said. The decision will stay in place while the lawsuit moves through court.
Readler said less than $1 million was at stake nationally and possibly no San Francisco funding.
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