The Trump administration's DOJ has filed a lawsuit against Colorado and the city of Denver, targeting their sanctuary policies that protect immigrant communities. This lawsuit argues that such local initiatives obstruct federal immigration enforcement, asserting the federal government's preemptive authority over immigration matters. The move is part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to penalize sanctuary cities, as highlighted by recent executive orders. Critics, including the ACLU, see this as intimidation aimed at local governments resisting federal immigration enforcement and mass deportation strategies.
"These executive orders are just the latest escalation in the Trump administration's shakedown of cities, states, and elected officials that refuse to offer up local resources for the administration's mass deportation and detention agenda."
The DOJ argues that the federal government has "preemptive authority to regulate immigration matters," and claims that the policies were crafted "by intent and design" to obstruct federal immigration enforcement efforts.
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