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United States. v. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and Robert Luna

2:25-cv-09323 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: Sept. 30, 2025

On September 30, 2025, the United States filed a civil rights complaint against the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and Sheriff Robert Luna in his official capacity, alleging systematic deprivation of Second Amendment rights through deliberate delays in processing concealed carry license applications. On March 27, 2025, pursuant to its authority under 34 U.S.C. § 12601, the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division announced a pattern or practice investigation into the Los Angeles C…

Case Is Ongoing

IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
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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IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
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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IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
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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IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
United States v. State of Minnesota

0:25-cv-03798 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: Sept. 29, 2025

[This summary is temporary while we research the case.] On September 29, 2025, the U.S. government brought suit against Minnesota and Minnesota state officials to stop them from enforcing state and local laws that impede the Executive from enforcing federal immigration laws, especially as they pertain to Exec. Order 14,287, Protecting American Communities From Criminal Aliens and Exec. Order 14,159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion. This case is ongoing.

Case Is Ongoing

IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
United States v. State of Illinois

01:25-cv-01285 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Feb. 6, 2025

This case concerns the enforcement of federal immigration laws and the extent to which state and local laws can hinder this enforcement. On February 6, 2025, the United States of America filed a civil action in the U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. The defendants were the State of Illinois, Governor of Illinois, City of Chicago, the Mayor of Chicago, the Chicago Police Superintendent, Cook County, Cook County Board of Commissioners, and the Cook County Sheriff…

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)