DoJ sues New York for blocking immigration arrests near court

Pam Bondi says state employing policies similar to those used by California amid immigration crackdown

The US justice department (DoJ) said on Thursday that it has filed a lawsuit against New York state, challenging state policies that blocked immigration officials from arresting individuals at or near New York courthouses.

Specifically, the complaint challenges a law, called the Protect Our Courts Act, that purposefully shields dangerous aliens from being lawfully detained at or on their way to or from a courthouse and imposes criminal liability for violations of the shield," the justice department said in a statement.