The Justice Department says city officials are intentionally obstructing enforcement of federal immigration law.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday sued New York City over its “sanctuary city” policies, arguing they are obstructing the government from enforcing immigration law and contributed to the recent shooting of an off-duty U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer.

Something unusual is happening in U.S. immigration courts. Government lawyers are refusing to give their names during public hearings. In June 2025, Immigration Judge ShaSha Xu in New York City reportedly told lawyers in her courtroom: “We’re not really doing names publicly.

President Trump has been in office for more than six months, and we are already seeing an impact in the Capital Region.

A diverse group has been showing up at courts to escort immigrants at risk of being detained for deportation by masked officials.

A New York realtor has been banned from traveling to Columbia for a decade after his violent airport tirade in the South American country was caught on video — but claims he is the victim,

Concerns are mounting over the treatment of migrants being held in an ICE processing center in New York City. According to a report from the New York City news outlet The City, migrants held there describe the conditions as overcrowded and unsanitary.

The Trump administration will send additional immigration agents to New York, blaming the city’s sanctuary policies for a shooting by an undocumented migrant that left an off-duty federal customs officer seriously wounded.