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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

DOJ sues Mayor Eric Adams and New York City officials for being a ‘sanctuary city’

The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against New York City Mayor Eric Adams and top city officials, alleging that the city’s so-called sanctuary policies reflect an “intentional” attempt to obstruct federal immigration law.

The 37-page complaint filed in Brooklyn claims New York has “long been at the vanguard of interfering with enforcing this country’s immigration laws” with decades-long policies to “thwart federal immigration enforcement.”

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