The Trump administration sued Colorado and several state localities to prevent their sanctuary city laws from being enforced.
State and local laws that prevent enforcement of federal immigration law are preempted, the complaint filed Friday in the US District Court for the District of Colorado says.
The suit is the latest salvo in President Donald Trump’s campaign against illegal immigration. On his first day in office, Trump signed an executive order declaring a crisis on the country’s borders.
As part of its immigration enforcement effort, the US also recently sued New York, claiming that a state law that allows undocumented ...
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