Attorney General Jeff Sessions Jefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsTrump's policies on refugees are as simple as ABCs Ocasio-Cortez, Velázquez call for convention to decide Puerto Rico status White House officials voted by show of hands on 2018 family separations: report MORE said Wednesday the Justice Department plans to continue fighting to execute President Trump's order that targets so-called sanctuary cities despite a court decision blocking the order.

"Actions that have always been understood to be squarely within the powers of the President, regardless of the administration, have now been enjoined," Sessions said in a statement.

"The Department of Justice cannot accept such a result, and as the President has made clear, we will continue to litigate this case to vindicate the rule of law.”

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U.S. District Judge William Orrick ordered an injunction Tuesday that temporarily blocks Trump's order, which cut off certain federal grants from localities that do not cooperate with authorities' efforts to enforce immigration laws.

Sessions did not address whether he plans to appeal Orrick’s decision, which ruled on suits brought by San Francisco and Santa Clara County in California.

Seattle and Boston have similar suits pending that have not yet been ruled on.

Sessions blasted sanctuary cities for protecting those who enter the country illegally.

"The American people demand a lawful system of immigration. Congress has established a lawful system of immigration,” Sessions said. “At the heart of this immigration debate is disagreement over whether illegally entering this country is a crime. Our duly enacted laws answer that question. … This will be the Administration that fully enforces our nation’s immigration laws.”

The White House on Tuesday said Orrick’s decision served as an example of “overreach."

"Today, the rule of law suffered another blow, as an unelected judge unilaterally rewrote immigration policy for our Nation," the administration said in a statement.

"This case is yet one more example of egregious overreach by a single, unelected district judge. Today’s ruling undermines faith in our legal system and raises serious questions about circuit shopping."

The ruling will stay in effect as the suit moves through court.