A Trump administration lawsuit against the city of Rochester, New York, for its sanctuary city policies hit a brick wall in the form of an Obama-appointed federal judge.
The lawsuit originated from an incident in March 2025 when local Rochester police assisted Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the arrest of a Guatemalan man during a traffic stop.
‘They simply recognize the different functions of each governmental body. … They do not dictate how the federal government must act and therefore do not violate the intergovernmental immunity doctrine.’
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City leaders criticized the police and said their actions violated their sanctuary city policies. The officers were taken off the street to receive additional training.
The Department of Justice sued the city, the mayor, and the city council president and
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