Here's some not-so-unexpected news. The Trump Justice Department has filed suit against New York City and Mayor Eric Adams over New York's sanctuary city policies, saying they violate the Constitution's Supremacy Clause. We don't have full details of the lawsuit, but Fox News reports that the complaint includes the recent shooting of an off-duty Customs and Border Patrol Officer in an attempted robbery by two illegal immigrants from the Dominican Republic, both of whom had multiple arrests and ICE detainers, yet were still loose on the streets.
🚨 BREAKING: The Trump DOJ is SUING the City of New York for their sanctuary city policies
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) July 24, 2025
This comes after a DHS agent was SH0T IN THE FACE by vioIent illegals who were being shielded by the city.
Those illegals had active deportation orders but were released by NYPD MULTIPLE… pic.twitter.com/d51eoudgEz
The post continues:
… times.
Out of 6,000 active ICE detainer requests, only a small handful have been honored by the city.
Wow, 6,000 active ICE detainer requests. And New York City and Adams are letting these criminals free, repeatedly.
Defund NY even though I live there. I’m sick of the sanctuary policies.
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) July 24, 2025
Good, we voted for all the illegals to be rounded up and deported.
— Suhr Majesty™ (@ULTRA_MAJESTY) July 24, 2025
We’re going to need some local officials to be arrested for obstruction before anything meaningful changes, honestly.
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) July 24, 2025
The prosecutors and court systems that are releasing these criminals back into the public should be held accountable to the same charges as the person who commits the crimes after being released would be.
— Matt Muncy (@MattMuncy4) July 24, 2025
Each and every sanctuary city needs this type of lawsuit.
— Jimmy “The Neck” (@jimmy_the_neck) July 24, 2025
It’s unconstitutional. Simple as that.
The city that bans straws and Big Gulps somehow has no problem releasing gang members with active deportation orders.
— Brent Shavnore (@brent_shavnore) July 24, 2025
Protecting criminals over citizens has consequences. NYC defied ICE and now someone’s paying the price.
— Rezbi⚡YAP Farmer 🧠 (@kingmans26) July 24, 2025
When a federal agent gets shot in the face because a city won’t cooperate with ICE…
— خالد (@kkhlidalharbi) July 24, 2025
That’s not compassion. That’s betrayal.
He's lucky he had his firearm with him.
Good, we voted for all the illegals to be rounded up and deported.
— Freya (@freya_freya526) July 24, 2025
Cities are openly defying the federal government and harboring illegal immigrants, many criminal thugs like these two who tried robbing an off-duty CBP officer. ICE detainers should be honored, but instead, the cities let the criminals back onto the streets in direct defiance of the federal government.
***
Editor’s Note: Democrat politicians and their radical supporters will do everything they can to interfere with and threaten ICE agents enforcing our immigration laws.
Help us hold these leftists accountable and expose their obstruction. Join Twitchy VIP and use promo code FIGHT to get 60% off your membership.
Join the conversation as a VIP Member