The coalition claims the Trump administration is illegally enforcing illegal immigrants to participate in the deportation of illegal immigrants.
As the Trump administration continues to make broader efforts to curb illegal immigration, the coalition of cities and counties filed a lawsuit on February 7, forcing the sanctuary jurisdiction to cooperate in deportation He challenged the lawsuit.
The jurisdiction led by California’s San Francisco and Santa Clara County is illegally forcing the federal government to participate in the crackdown on illegal immigration with the threat of local officials losing funds or facing prosecution. He filed a lawsuit in federal court, claiming that. Non-compliance.
Trump’s executive order threatened to withdraw federal funds to sanctuary jurisdictions that do not cooperate with federal immigration officials. Local Sanctuary Laws are designed to prevent local and state law enforcement from working with federal immigration officials and protect illegal immigrants from deportation.
“This is the federal government that forces local officials to bend their will or face refunds and prosecutions,” San Francisco city lawyer David Chiu said in a statement. “It’s illegal and authoritarian.”
Plaintiffs in the suit filed in San Francisco federal court include the local government in Portland, Oregon. New Haven, Connecticut. King County, Washington.
The coalition lawsuit is challenging the Department of Justice memo. This includes a February 5th directive from Attorney General Pambondi, which directs prosecutors to investigate immigration and state officials.
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“In an era of downplaying federal law without consequences, we have vowed to have the second president in office,” Justice Department spokesman Gates McGavik said in a statement.
“The sanctuary jurisdictions actively interfere with law enforcement and prioritize illegal foreigners over their own citizens.”
“Many criminals in Chicago and Illinois should be detained for the removal of immigrants from the United States by enforcing the minimum number of officials over the years and often intermittently obstructing them. led to his release.” He was in a complaint.
The lawsuit targets Illinois’ Trust Act, Way Forward Act and Chicago’s welcome city ordinances, alleging it would interfere with federal immigration enforcement.
“We need to drive away violent criminals, but at least protect Illinois residents and those who are just doing what immigrants want to do,” he said. Ta.
Tom Ozimek and Reuters contributed to this report.
