federal preemption

  • Federal Judge Dismisses Trump Administration Challenge to Los Angeles Sanctuary City Ordinance

    A federal judge has dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit challenging Los Angeles’ sanctuary city policy, delivering a significant legal setback to the administration’s broader effort to limit local protections for undocumented immigrants and expand federal immigration enforcement authority. The ruling, issued by Fernando Olguin, rejected arguments that Los Angeles’ ordinance unlawfully interferes with federal immigration…

  • Mayor’s Call for ICE to Get Out of Minneapolis Over Shooting Incident Won’t Happen, But this is What the State Can Do

    A deadly shooting involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minneapolis has ignited renewed legal debate over whether a U.S. state—or its cities—can lawfully remove or bar ICE from operating within their territory. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey delivered a blunt and emotional rebuke of the federal agency on Tuesday, January 7, 2026, declaring…

  • City Of Miami Approves Controversial ICE Partnership: This Is What It Means

    In a sharply divided decision on Tuesday, June 17, the City of Miami Commission voted 3-2 to enter into a 287(g) agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The move authorizes certain city police officers to perform limited federal immigration enforcement functions. The move has sparked significant legal, political, and civil rights debate, drawing…