U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, in Sacramento on Wednesday, said he would use all his powers against California laws he said were designed to intentionally obstruct the work of federal immigration officers.
Legal scholars said a complaint filed by the Trump administration against California over three of its state immigration laws may face an uphill battle in court.
The U.S. Department of Justice argued that the state laws — SB 54, AB 450 and AB 103 — obstruct federal immigration authorities from doing their job, and that federal powers over immigration preempt the laws, which overstep their bounds. The federal government is seeking a p...
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