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San Francisco and California file suit challenging DOJ grant conditions tied to immigration detainers
Summary
San Francisco city attorneys and California's attorney general announced coordinated litigation seeking to block Department of Justice conditions that would withhold Byrne JAG grant money unless local jurisdictions comply with immigration-related demands, arguing the conditions exceed federal authority and threaten public-safety programs.
San Francisco city attorneys and CaliforniaAttorney General Javier Becerra announced coordinated federal litigation challenging new Department of Justice conditions on Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants, saying the conditions unlawfully coerce local law enforcement into performing federal immigration enforcement.
City Attorney Dennis Herrera and state officials said the DOJconditions would require local jurisdictions to allow federal immigration agents unlimited access to local detention facilities and to provide 48 hours' notice before releasing people the federal government alleges are undocumented. At a press conference, Herrera said the conditions…
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