The Justice Department on Thursday announced a lawsuit against New York City’s so-called sanctuary city policies, days after the Trump administration blamed those policies for the shooting of an off-duty US Customs and Border Protection officer in Manhattan.

The Justice Department on Thursday filed a lawsuit against New York City and the city’s leaders for impeding the Trump administration’s immigration actions. The legal action comes days after an off-duty Customs and Border Protection officer was shot in the face and leg during an ambush robbery attempt in an upper Manhattan park,

President Donald Trump's administration sued New York City and Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday over "sanctuary city" policies for undocumented migrants.