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A judge has rejected the Trump administration’s legal challenge new york Policies that prevent immigration authorities from arresting people in state courts mean that the federal government cannot force states to cooperate with those enforcement efforts.
U.S. District Judge Mae D’Agostino late Monday granted New York’s motion to dismiss the government’s lawsuit, one of several legal actions being taken. republican The administration is targeting state and local policies on immigration enforcement.
The lawsuit challenges a 2020 state law that prohibits federal immigration officials from arresting people who are traveling to and from a New York courthouse or court for proceedings unless they have a warrant signed by a judge. The law, called the Protect Our Courts Act, was approved in response to enforcement actions in the courts during President donald trumpFirst term of.
In its lawsuit, the Justice Department claimed that the New York law and two related state executive orders were unconstitutional because they hindered the executions of federal immigration authorities.
However, D’Agostino found that New York’s decision not to participate in enforcing civil immigration law is protected by the 10th Amendment, which sets limits on the powers of the federal government.
The judge wrote, “Essentially, the United States fails to identify any federal statute that states that state and local officials generally assist or cooperate with federal immigration enforcement efforts. Nor should they.” “No such federal law exists because the Tenth Amendment prevents Congress from appropriating state and local officials and resources to assist in federal regulatory schemes such as immigration enforcement.”
The Justice Department did not immediately respond to a Tuesday email seeking comment about the decision, including whether it planned to appeal.
New York Attorney General letitia jamesA Democrat, whose office argued for the lawsuit’s dismissal, said she was fighting for “the dignity and rights of immigrant communities.”
“Everyone deserves justice without fear.” james Said in a statement. “This decision ensures that anyone can access New York state courts without being targeted by federal authorities.”