US EditionJudge Tosses DOJ Suit Against N.Y. for Courthouse ICE Arrests Ban
The judge ruled the Protect Our Courts Act, blocking federal immigration arrests without a warrant at state courthouses, is protected by the Tenth Amendment.
- Late Monday, U.S. District Judge Mae D'Agostino granted New York's motion to dismiss the U.S. Department of Justice's lawsuit targeting the 2020 Protect Our Courts Act.
- The Protect Our Courts Act, enacted after courthouse enforcement during President Donald Trump's first term, was challenged by the U.S. Department of Justice for obstructing federal immigration enforcement.
- In her 41-page opinion, Judge Mae D'Agostino wrote, `To hold to the contrary would improperly elevate the concerns of the federal sovereign over that of a State and deprive New York of its essential ability to protect its sovereign interests in the face of undue federal interference`, citing the Tenth Amendment and the intergovernmental immunity doctrine.
- The ruling ensures New Yorkers using state courts cannot be targeted by federal authorities, but federal agents retain arrest authority in federal courthouses and the law excludes federal immigration courts.
- Amid recent legal setbacks for the Republican administration, a similar Justice Department suit against New York City remains pending, and on Wednesday a judge ordered most ICE detainees in Chicago released on bond.
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Judge Tosses DoJ Lawsuit Challenging a New York Law Barring Immigration Agents From State Courts
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A judge has dismissed a Trump administration legal challenge to New York policies that block immigration officials from arresting people at state courthouses, saying the federal government can't force states to cooperate with those enforcement efforts.
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Judge tosses DOJ lawsuit challenging a New York law barring immigration agents from state courts
A judge has dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit challenging New York's policies that block immigration officials from making arrests at state courthouses.
Democrat Judge Tosses DOJ Lawsuit, Blocks ICE Arrests at New York Courthouses
A Democrat-aligned federal judge in Albany has dismissed the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) lawsuit against New York over state laws restricting civil immigration arrests in courthouses.
A judge dismissed the Trump administration's lawsuit against New York law that prevents immigration officials from arresting people in state courts, claiming that the federal government cannot force states to cooperate with such police actions.
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