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The Justice Department filed a\u202flawsuit\u202fagainst Maryland over its newly expanded sanctuary policies for illegal immigrants, claiming it violates federal law.<\/p>\n

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The federal government wants the court to block Maryland\u2019s Community Trust Act, a 2026 law that limits how state and local law enforcement can cooperate with federal immigration authorities \u2014 one that became law without Democratic Gov. Wes Moore\u2019s signature.<\/p>\n

The state now prohibits state and local law enforcement agencies from detaining an illegal immigrant or transferring them at the request of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement without a judicial warrant \u2014 a document the feds say cannot be issued by the Justice Department or Department of Homeland Security.<\/p>\n

\u201cDespite the known dangers of such sanctuary policies, the State of Maryland insists on placing obstacles in the way of federal enforcement of our Nation\u2019s immigration laws,\u201d the suit said.<\/p>\n

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The lawsuit alleges that the law unlawfully regulates the federal government by requiring judicial warrants that federal law does not require for civil immigration enforcement and discriminates against the federal government by singling out \u201cfederal immigration authorities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Local correctional facilities are also barred from asking about a person\u2019s citizenship or immigration status, and law enforcement officers in Maryland are restricted from sharing information they gather with federal immigration authorities. The Justice Department claims that the bill conflicts with federal statutes that bar states from restricting information-sharing about immigration status with federal authorities.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit cited two circumstances in which Maryland recently interfered with federal immigration enforcement: A Worcester County Jail refused an ICE pickup in May, citing the new law, and a county council member publicly criticized the Montgomery County Sheriff\u2019s Office after it released a detainee to ICE, allegedly in violation of the new law.<\/p>\n

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\u201cFederal immigration officers merely enforce the laws that our Nation\u2019s elected representatives in Congress passed, reflecting the will of We the People,\u201d Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward said in a statement. \u201cWhen sanctuary jurisdictions enact laws to shield illegal aliens from federal law enforcement, it is not merely federal law that is violated, but the voices of everyday American voters are silenced. Today\u2019s suit proves that this Department will never stand for such lawless action from blue state leaders.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Justice Department is seeking a permanent injunction barring enforcement of the law, which fits into a broader pattern of the Trump administration\u2019s 20 lawsuits against sanctuary jurisdictions nationwide, including those in Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois and New York.<\/p>\n

In February of last year, the department\u2019s Civil Division was instructed to identify state and local policies that potentially violate federal laws or impede federal operations.<\/p>\n

Maryland state House Republicans, who opposed the passage of the Community Trust Act and urged Mr. Moore to veto the legislation, warned in April that the federal government may target Maryland for the policy.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs Republicans warned during the debate on this bill, Maryland Democrats\u2019 obsession with becoming a sanctuary state has consequences,\u201d House Minority Leader Jason Buckel, Allegany County Republican, said in a statement. \u201cThese misguided policies jeopardize public safety and have invited this litigation by the federal government. Cooperating reasonably and lawfully with federal authorities shouldn\u2019t be a partisan issue, and hopefully the courts will bring more common sense to this matter than the Maryland legislature has done.\u201d<\/p>\n

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