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Thu Mar 4, 2021, 08:58 PM Mar 2021

Biden DOJ urges Supreme Court to dismiss 'sanctuary city' cases

Source: CNN

The Biden administration told the Supreme Court on Thursday that it should dismiss pending cases concerning "sanctuary cities," which limit cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities.

In letters filed with the court in all three cases related to sanctuary cities, the Justice Department said it had come to an agreement with the parties on the issue. Under President Donald Trump, the department had won one and lost two of the challenges.

The legal filing is the latest from the new Biden Justice Department changing positions from those taken by the Trump administration. Lower courts had divided over a Trump policy that directed the Justice Department to withhold federal grant funds from jurisdictions that limited their cooperation with federal immigration authorities.

A federal appeals court ruled in February last year that the Trump administration could withhold federal money from seven states, as well as New York City, over cooperation on immigration enforcement.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/biden-doj-urges-supreme-court-to-dismiss-sanctuary-city-cases/ar-BB1efEUw?li=BBnb7Kz

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