DOJ threatens to prosecute local officials over immigration
DOJ threatens to criminally prosecute state and local officials who won't cooperate with immigration enforcement, publishes a list of 35 “sanctuary” jurisdictions, and sues states and cities to override their policies—federal pressure to commandeer local government.
What happened
DOJ threatens to criminally prosecute state and local officials who won't cooperate with immigration enforcement, publishes a list of 35 “sanctuary” jurisdictions, and sues states and cities to override their policies—federal pressure to commandeer local government.
Why it matters
Emergency and domestic-force authorities can bypass ordinary limits and move coercive power closer to direct presidential control. It is tracked here under “Coerce states and localities”; the classification describes the documented institutional risk, not a claim about motive.