The Department of Justice has sued New York Mayor Eric Adams, challenging local "sanctuary" policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities. It wants New York City's sanctuary policies to be declared unconstitutional, saying they impede the enforcement of federal immigration laws.

Mayor Eric Adams may not exactly welcome being sued by the Trump administration. But for the embattled incumbent, the case against New York’s sanctuary city policies could have a political upside by supporting a point Adams has struggled to make: that he is not a tool of Donald Trump’s.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who has criticized aspects of sanctuary initiatives for years, has staunchly defended himself over allegations that he is to blame for the policy.