New York City faces federal lawsuit from the Trump administration targeting sanctuary policies dating back to 1989 that prevent authorities from honoring ICE detainer requests.

It’s the first time the federal government has asked states for that kind of information as it relates to the program, Attorney General Letitia James said.

New York Attorney General Letitia James is leading a coalition of officials from across the country to beat back what it says is the targeting of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

A lawsuit filed against the Trump administration by a coalition of attorneys general, including Michigan’s Dana Nessel, alleges that personal data mined from federal agencies could be used illegally to build a surveillance state unlike the nation has ever seen – putting recipients for things like food assistance at risk if they are being targeted

The U.S. government on Thursday sued New York City, seeking to block enforcement of several local laws its says are designed to impede its ability to enforce federal immigration laws. In a complaint filed in Brooklyn federal court,

Two House Republicans are urging the IRS to investigate four pro-sanctuary New York tax-exempt groups that have received millions of taxpayer funds.

The Justice Department filed suit against New York City, Mayor Eric Adams and other city officials to challenge the city's sanctuary laws for undocumented immigrants.

Mayor Eric Adams, whose corruption charges were dropped so he could help with deportations, is among the defendants in the suit, which argues the federal government has sole power over immigration.

The Justice Department on Thursday announced a lawsuit against New York City’s so-called sanctuary city policies, days after the Trump administration blamed those policies for the shooting of an off-duty US Customs and Border Protection officer in Manhattan.

The case filed Thursday is the latest attempt by the Trump administration to sanction New York City over its "sanctuary" policies. Earlier this year, the administration began to claw back tens of millions of dollars that had already been allocated by Congress in migrant-crisis reimbursements.