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The federal government's lawsuits against sanctuary jurisdictions in the US since 2020, including the Justice Department's filings and the responses from local governments and advocacy groups.
Federal courts have balanced two durable doctrines — the federal government’s plenary power over immigration and the Tenth Amendment anti‑commandeering limit on forcing states to enforce federal law —...
Since 2017 the most consequential court rulings constraining federal attempts to punish have not struck down sanctuary laws themselves but have limited the federal government’s ability to coerce state...
Since 2020 the federal government has reignited a multi-pronged legal campaign against so‑called sanctuary jurisdictions that includes civil lawsuits asking courts to invalidate local and state restri...