DOJ sues New York for sanctuary policy ‘undermining immigration enforcement’

The Trump Department of Justice launched a lawsuit against New York on Thursday over the Protect Our Courts Act, which the agency says "purposefully shields dangerous aliens from being lawfully detained."

The Protect Our Courts Act, passed by New York's legislature in 2020 during the first Trump administration, bars ICE agents from carrying out civil arrests in and around state courts.

In its suit, which U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Thursday, the DOJ said the Protect Our Courts Act also prohibits ICE agents from carrying out civil arrests of any illegal alien who is going to or returning from a courthouse.

The suit also targets two executive o...