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United States v. Illinois

3:25-cv-01691 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Sept. 2, 2025

This lawsuit by the Trump Administration (through the Department of Justice) challenges Illinois statutes that allow certain non-citizens not lawfully present in the United States to be treated as state residents for postsecondary purposes, granting them  in-state tuition rates and other postsecondary education benefits unavailable to out-of-state U.S. citizens. The federal goverrnment filed it on September 2, 2025, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois against the St…

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United States v. State of Oklahoma

6:25-cv-00265 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma

Filed Date: Aug. 5, 2025

This case challenged a provision of Oklahoma state law, Oklahoma Statute Title 70 § 3242, along with the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education (OSRHE) policy § 3.18.6. Together, these provisions authorized noncitizens who are unlawfully present in the United States to receive in-state tuition rates at Oklahoma postsecondary institutions. The United States alleged that these provisions violate the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution because they confer in-state tuition benefits based…

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United States v. The City of Rochester

6:25-cv-06226 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York

Filed Date: April 24, 2025

This case involves one of many federal government challenges to sanctuary city laws. Rochester’s sanctuary laws prohibit city employees from assisting in federal immigration enforcement. The United States alleged that Rochester's laws violated 8 U.S.C. § 1373, which is a cause of action that pertains to obstructing communication to and from the Immigration Naturalization Services. The U.S. also alleged that Rochester’s sanctuary laws violated the Supremacy Clause.  The U.S. filed the lawsuit on…

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United States of America v. The State of California

2:25-cv-06230 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: July 9, 2025

This case involves a challenge b​​y the US Government against California’s “contribut[ion] to the historic rise in egg prices by imposing unnecessary red tape on the production of eggs.” On July 9, 2025, the United States of America filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against California and its Governor; the Secretary of the California Department of Food & Agriculture; the Director of the California Department of Public Health; and the Attorney G…

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Padres Unidos de Tulsa v. Drummond

5:24-cv-00526 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma

Filed Date: May 23, 2024

This case challenges Oklahoma House Bill 4156 (H.B. 4156), enacted in April 2024, which established the crime of “impermissible occupation” and authorized Oklahoma law enforcement to arrest individuals for being present in the United States without legal authorization. Notably, the bill did not provide a defense for people currently seeking asylum, other humanitarian protection, or any other relief available under federal law. On May 23, 2024, Padres Unidos de Tulsa, an advocacy organization co…

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United States v. City of Newark

2:25-cv-05081 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Filed Date: May 22, 2025

This case challenged the "sanctuary city" policies of several cities in New Jersey. On May 22, 2025, the United States sued the cities of Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, and Hoboken, along with their city councils and mayors, in the District Court for the District of New Jersey, where the case was assigned to District Judge Evelyn Padin.  The U.S. alleged that the defendants' policies violated the Supremacy Clause, as well as 8 U.S.C. § 1373, which bars obstructing communication between governme…

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United States v. Walz

0:25-cv-02668 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: June 25, 2025

This case challenges the constitutionality of Minnesota’s state tuition and scholarship policies for undocumented students. On June 25, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota against Governor Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison, the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, and the State of Minnesota. Represented by the Department’s Civil Division and Office of Immigration Litigation, the United States sought decla…

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United States v. State of Colorado

1:25-cv-01391 | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Filed Date: May 2, 2025

This case is about a challenge to Colorado and Denver laws that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) refers to as “sanctuary laws” and that they claim obstruct federal immigration enforcement. On May 2, 2025, the DOJ filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado against the State of Colorado, its Governor, its Attorney General, and several other state and local officials. The DOJ alleged that the challenged laws impermissibly interfered with federal immigration enfo…

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United States v. State of New York

1:25-cv-00205 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York

Filed Date: Feb. 12, 2025

The federal government filed this case against New York State's immigration-friendly “Green Light Law”, which allows undocumented immigrants to obtain a driver’s license without providing a social security number. The United States filed its complaint on February 12, 2025, against the state of New York in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. The complaint claimed that the Green Light Law violated the Supremacy Clause, and sought declaratory and injunctive relief. This …

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United States v. City of Los Angeles

2:25-cv-05917 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: June 30, 2025

This case challenged Los Angeles's "sanctuary city" policies which seek to protect noncitizens. In 2017, the California State Legislature enacted the California Values Act (CVA) that, when implemented in Los Angeles, "restricted cooperation with federal immigration authorities and ordered that the LAPD shall not: [i]nvestigate, interrogate, detain, or arrest a person for civil immigration purposes; or [i]nquire into an individual’s civil immigration status." The act also "requires LAPD personne…

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