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 filed suit Thursday against New York City, Mayor Eric Adams and other city officials challenging the city's sanctuary laws for undocumented immigrants. The suit was filed in the Eastern District of New York.

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by the Trump administration that sought to block the enforcement of several "sanctuary policies" in Illinois that restricted the ability of local officials to aid f