Last December, the county, San Francisco and other local governments and nonprofits sued the federal administration<\/a> in its attempt to upend grants dedicated to permanent housing programs. A judge halted HUD<\/a>\u00a0from stripping permanent housing funds and moving it to temporary housing programs. On Aug. 7, the courts ruled the administration\u2019s actions were unlawful.<\/p>\n Other actions the county has initiated against the Trump administration include a lawsuit to block an executive order ending birthright citizenship<\/a> and suing Trump after he issued executive orders to deny federal funding to \u201csanctuary\u201d cities, which protects immigrants by limiting local cooperation with federal immigration agents. The county has won favorable rulings in multiple cases.<\/p>\n Trump\u2019s actions are putting $3.6 billion of federal funding at risk in the county every year, according to estimates previously provided by county officials. One case has protected $48 million in federal homeless funds, keeping more than 1,800 county residents housed.<\/p>\n \u201cThe court\u2019s decision this week confirms that the federal administration cannot put housing and transportation services at risk by holding hostage funding that doesn\u2019t align with their agenda,\u201d Santa Clara County Supervisor Betty Duong told San Jos\u00e9 Spotlight. \u201cThat is not how American democracy works and our county will continue upholding our values, protecting the critical services our residents depend on, and ensuring every community can live with dignity.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"In-line](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/interactive-321838904008.png\")
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