New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham at the United Center in Chicago on Aug. 20, 2024. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the State of New Mexico and the City of Albuquerque on May 8, saying a recent state law and city ordinance infringe on federal immigration enforcement authorities.
“New Mexico is attempting to regulate immigration policy, something the federal government is clearly and uniquely empowered by the Constitution to do,” Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate of the Justice Department’s Civil Division said.
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