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Monday, December 03, 2018

Judge OKs sanctuary cities, rules anti-sanctuary law unconstitutional

A federal judge in New York has ruled the Trump sanctuary city crackdown illegal Friday — but even went further and also ruled the law Congress passed requiring information-sharing is unconstitutional.

Judge Edgardo Ramos‘ decision frees sanctuary jurisdictions in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Washington, Massachusetts and Virginia to continue their policies without fear of losing federal money.

The judge said the Trump administration attempted to write new conditions of cooperation, including notifying the feds of illegal immigrants ready for pickup, beyond what Congress had authorized. He said it is up to Congress to decide those conditions.

“The separation of powers acts as a check on tyranny and the concentration of power,” the judge wrote

But beyond that, the judge ruled Section 1373 of immigration law, which requires at least some level of information-sharing, to be a violation of the Constitution’s Tenth Amendment, which prohibits federal interference with state powers.

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4 comments:

Steve said...

Sorry, Article 1 section 7 lays out naturalization rules, so the "powers not delegated" are actually delegated and therefore the 10th does not apply here.

FU

Anonymous said...

Dave T: Another Obozo appointee? Interpreting the law to his own political bias? And these clowns think we have faith in our justice system? Think again! You could fill a thimble with my faith in this justice system and you would still have plenty of room! Pathetic!!!!!

Anonymous said...

wwwooowww...I have never in my life seen so many judges telling a sitting president what he can and can't do... and it's usually one judge! smh..hell is here. May god have mercy on our souls.

Anonymous said...

Hmmm, interesting name the good judge has.