The US Department of Justice sued New York City and its mayor Eric Adams over “sanctuary policies” that limit co-operation with federal authorities on immigration enforcement, as the government intensifies deportation efforts.
In a lawsuit filed in Brooklyn on Thursday, federal prosecutors accused the city and several of its officials of seeking “to obstruct federal law enforcement” in violation of the constitution’s Supremacy Clause, which holds that the constitution and federal laws generally prevail over conflicting state laws.
New York City is among Democratic-led sanctuary cities in the US that have pledged to withhold assistance to federal authorities seeking to deport illegal immigrants.
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