Federal Litigation Between the U.S. Government and Sanctuary Jurisdictions
Still pending
Executive Orders and Agency Memorandums/Directives
Department of Justice (DOJ) memorandum, Sanctuary Jurisdiction Directives, dated February 5, 2025.
This memo threatens sanctuary jurisdictions by restricting access to federal grants administered by the DOJ. The memo goes after federal grants to jurisdictions that either support or provide services to immigrants.
This memo also threatens sanctuary jurisdictions and mandates investigations for “misconduct” in places where state and local officials refuse to participate in immigration enforcement. This has no sound legal foundation and the federal government cannot make a finding of misconduct simply because they do not approve a local policy.
Political Arrests and Prosecutions
Kilmar Abrego Garcia - returned to US after administration admitted his deportation to CECOT in El Salvador was a mistake, now facing human smuggling charges in federal district court in Tennessee
Large Scale Raids/Federal Deployments
Memphis - National Guard deployment facing legal challenge on the ground that it is an unlawful deployment of a militia because state constitution limits Governor’s use of militia, Tennessee AG says National Guard is an army not a militia