New York (AP) – The Trump administration on Thursday sued its “Sanctuary” policies to New York City, arguing that they are hindering and contributed to implementing the government law to the government. Shooting recently An off-duty US Customs and Border Security Officer.
Federal trial is the latest in one Series of suits The policies of the state or city brought by the Department of Justice are seen as intervention with immigration enforcement.
Attorney General Pamela Bondi said in a news release, “New York City has released thousands of criminals on the streets to commit violent crimes against citizens who followed laws due to the policies of the sanctuary city.” “If the city of New York will not stand for the safety of its citizens, we will.”
Case – Mayor Eric Adams, Police Commissioner Jessica Tish and many other city officials and departments have also been named – targeted policies include the involvement of the city’s law enforcement and honoring civil immigration custody, who keeps people in custody by keeping them in custody on their release date.
Kayla Mmelike Alts, a spokesman of Adams, said that the mayors “support the essence of the policies of the city” but from the city council “from the city council” to ensure them that we can work effectively with the federal government to make our city safe “, when it comes to deal with” violent criminals “. He said: “So far, the council has refused.”
A representative of the city council did not immediately return the request for comment.
This suit comes after Trump officials on Monday Clove the city’s sanctuary policies For Shooting A customs and border security officer at a Manhattan Park over the weekend. At that time the officer was away from duty and was not in uniform.
Officials have said that in recent years, two people have been arrested several times in connection with Saturday’s robbery-gon-world after illegally entered the country from the Republic of Dominican. According to the trial, one of the men was released after the 2024 arrest despite an active captive.
Police say the 42 -year -old officer George was sitting with a woman in a park under the Washington Bridge, when two people contacted on a moped. The officer, who has not been named, attracted his service weapon and exchanged bullets with one of the men. The officer was shot in the face and hand, while the suspect was killed in the waist and leg.
The trial states that the policies of New York City violate the dominated section of the Constitution by intervening in the enforcement of the federal law. Similar cases have been filed in recent months new York State, Colorado, Rochester, New YorkLos Angeles; And elsewhere.
“New York City has long been in the pawn to intervene in implementing the immigration laws of this country,” says the lawsuit. “Its history as a sanctuary city is 1989, and its efforts to thwart federal immigration enforce have intensified only.”
It says that the city’s policies limit cooperation and information sharing with federal agents with federal laws.
Donna Liberman, Executive Director of the New York Civil Liberty Union, said the city has no obligation to revive its resources to take “federal immigration enforcement, let the cruel and legitimate exile campaign alone to tease the Trump regime.”
“The decades -old, bilateral sanctuary laws of New York City have made our city safe, supported our economy, strengthened our communities, and made it easy for our people to reach important services,” Liberman said.
The Associated Press
