
<p>As part of Donald Trump&#8217;s sweeping changes to solve the immigration crisis, he promised not only mass deportations but a crackdown on so-called liberal “sanctuary cities.” Keeping to that promise Trump Department of Justice is taking aim at deep-blue New York state over its immigration policies.</p>



<p>Trump&#8217;s newly installed attorney general Pam Bondi is suing New York state, accusing Empire State officials of choosing &#8220;to prioritize illegal aliens over American citizens.&#8221;</p>



<p>Standing in front of federal agents who have been tasked with helping in Trump’s immigration crackdown, Bondi vowed the justice department would take on communities that thwart federal immigration efforts.</p>



<p>“It stops,” Bondi said. “It stops today.”</p>



<p>The lawsuit describes the law as &#8220;a frontal assault on the federal immigration laws and the federal authorities that administer them.&#8221; It highlights a provision that requires the state&#8217;s department of motor vehicles commissioner to inform people who are in the country illegally when a federal immigration agency has requested their information. The justice department is asking the court to strike down the law.</p>



<p>Bondi made the announcement alongside Tammy Nobles, whose 20-year-old daughter was killed in Aberdeen, Maryland, in July 2022 by someone from El Salvador who had entered the country illegally months earlier in Texas.</p>



<p>Bondi says that the Empire State is endangering the public by interfering with federal law enforcement’s ability to track down and arrest violent people subject to deportation.</p>



<p>As to the specific law regarding the DMV, Bondi said, “It’s tipping off an illegal alien, and it’s unconstitutional, and that’s why we filed this lawsuit.”</p>



<p>&#8220;If you don&#8217;t comply with federal law, we will hold you accountable,&#8221; Bondi said. &#8220;We did it to Illinois, strike one. Strike two is New York. And if you are a state not complying with federal law, you&#8217;re next. Get ready.&#8221;</p>



<p>She was referring to a similar suit the Justice Department filed against Illinois last week before Bondi&#8217;s confirmation. That case alleges that the state violates federal law by impeding communication between local law enforcement and their federal counterparts.</p>



<p>New York’s Democrat Governor, Kathy Hochul, responded to the lawsuit, calling it &#8220;worthless&#8221; and &#8220;publicity-driven&#8221; in a long statement slamming Bondi&#8217;s decision to sue New York and a handful of its officials.</p>



<p>New York Attorney General Letitia James also responded to the lawsuit with the following sentence: &#8220;Our state laws, including the Green Light law, protect the rights of all New Yorkers and keep our communities safe. I am prepared to defend our laws, just as I always have.&#8221;</p>

Trump’s DOJ Takes Aim at New York Over Immigration Rules
