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Sep 4, 2026

Trump administration suffers two more sanctuary city legal defeats, secures rare win

The Trump administration lost two additional sanctuary city cases last week, continuing a pattern of legal setbacks in this policy area. However, the administration also secured an unusual victory in sanctuary city litigation.

Sep 4, 2026·2 sources

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▪In *United States v. Virginia*, the federal district court held that Virginia's law restricting Section 287(g) partnerships violates the doctrine of intergovernmental immunity.
▪Sanctuary jurisdictions are state and local governments that restrict their law enforcement agencies and employees from assisting federal immigration enforcement and deportation efforts.
▪In *United States v. City of Rochester*, Judge Frank Geraci applied standard anti-commandeering reasoning to reject the Trump administration's lawsuit against Rochester's sanctuary city policy.

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