US court rejects Trump administration's lawsuit to invalidate New York immigration laws

New York, October 16 (KUNA) -- A U.S. federal court rejected a lawsuit filed by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to invalidate New York City laws that limit the cooperation of local authorities with federal immigration enforcement agencies, after concluding that the federal government lacked the legal standing to bring the suit. The Courthouse News Service reported Thursday evening that Federal Judge Ramon Reyes issued the ruling in a Brooklyn courthouse after dismissing the U.S. administration’s challenge to laws that allow local authorities to refuse to hand over migrants to federal authorities without a judicial arrest warrant. The website clarified that the judge found the federal government lacked standing to challenge these statutes and that its arguments regarding the preemption of federal law over local laws were not grounded in a legal basis sufficient to invalidate them. The judge emphasized that federal laws do not compel states to participate in immigration enforcement actions, nor do they force states to comply with federal requests in this regard. He noted that invalidating the challenged legislation could prevent New York City from imposing restrictions on the participation of its employees and the use of its resources in implementing federal immigration enforcement measures, which could conflict with state laws. The Trump administration filed the lawsuit in a federal court in New York in July 2025 as part of its efforts to challenge policies known as “sanctuary cities,” which aim to protect migrants from widespread deportation campaigns carried out by the U.S. administration. (End) E.S.T./M.A.H.A.