President Donald Trump has made it clear he's not playing around when it comes to states and municipalities that want to provide sanctuary to illegal aliens. Attorney General Pam Bondi (above) has announced that the Department of Justice is filing a lawsuit against the state of New York and three top government officials (the governor, the attorney general, and the DMV commissioner) for their failure to enforce U.S. immigration laws.
At a press conference announcing the lawsuit, Bondi proclaimed "a new DOJ" is taking steps to protect American citizens.
"New York has chosen to prioritize illegal aliens over American citizens. It stops today. As you know, we sued Illinois – and New York didn't listen. So now you're next," she stated. "Millions of illegal aliens have flooded into our communities, bringing violence and deadly drugs with them."
This action came just one week after the DOJ sued the state of Illinois, Cook County, and the city of Chicago over their "intentional effort to obstruct the federal government's enforcement of federal immigration law."
Ira Mehlman, media director for the Federation for American Immigration Reform, acknowledges that it's impossible to predict how the Supreme Court will react should these lawsuits end up on its docket.
"But immigration policy comes under the jurisdiction of the federal government – and the state and local governments may not like these laws, but nevertheless they have to comply; and they certainly cannot obstruct the enforcement of these laws," he tells AFN.
Mehlman remains hopeful about the ultimate outcome.
"… There's every reason to believe that the courts will come down on the side of the federal government here, but it's going to take some time," he says. "That's why you see these local jurisdictions not only being sued but actually trying to sue the administration. They just want to throw sand in the gears."
The DOJ's lawsuit focuses on New York's "Green Light Law," which grants those in the country illegally to obtain a New York driver's license or permit that is indistinguishable from standard state driver licenses – effectively concealing the individual's illegal status from federal authorities.
