Trump DOJ Sues NY Over Law Blocking ICE Courthouse Arrests

NYPD officers outside the New York State Supreme Court Building in New York.

Photographer: Bing Guan/Bloomberg

The Trump Administration sued New York over a law that restricts federal immigration authorities from making arrests at state courthouses, ratcheting up tensions over enforcement actions against undocumented immigrants that have sparked protests across the country.

The Department of Justice asked a federal court to declare that New York’s Protect Our Courts Act violates the Constitution by impeding federal powers to enforce immigration laws.