New York City’s sanctuary city policies are unconstitutional and make it harder for federal immigration officers to do their jobs, the US Justice Department says in a federal lawsuit filed Thursday.
The division is between state and federal; city or other lower-level political power is simply delegated state power. Cities don’t get any intrinsic authority from the US Constitution.
The division is between state and federal; city or other lower-level political power is simply delegated state power. Cities don’t get any intrinsic authority from the US Constitution.