The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, and Hoboken, claiming these cities are obstructing federal immigration authorities through sanctuary policies. The lawsuit asserts that these local policies impede federal coordination, endangering community safety and violating the supremacy clause of the US Constitution. Assistant Attorney General Yaakov Roth highlighted that the purpose of these policies is to undermine federal immigration enforcement. The suit follows a recent confrontation involving political figures at an ICE detention center, underscoring tensions around immigration and public safety.
The express purpose and clear effect of these policies ... is to thwart federal immigration enforcement, even where local law enforcement wants to help the United States deal with the nation's immigration crisis.
This not only puts the safety of officers at risk, but also endangers the broader communities they are sworn to protect, as the policies violate the US Constitution's supremacy clause.
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