California Barred From Enforcing Parts of Sanctuary Laws

A federal judge in Sacramento has ruled that private employers must comply with federal orders seeking information about immigrant employees, partly rejecting California’s sanctuary laws.

Judge John Mendez approved July 5 the Justice Department’s request for a preliminary injunction against sections of the Immigrant Worker Protection Act. But the judge denied the U.S.’s request to stop California from enforcing laws that bar local police from complying with federal directives and authorize the state attorney general to inspect privately owned federal detention centers.

Mendez’s opinion, which he concedes will likely be appealed, pitted the state that has become the unofficial nexus ...