A federal judge dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit challenging New York’s 2020 Protect Our Courts Act, which bars federal immigration agents from arresting individuals at state courthouses without a judicial warrant.

U.S. District Judge Mae D’Agostino ruled that the federal government cannot compel state or local officials to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement efforts, citing the 10th Amendment’s protections against such conscription.

Driving the news: The law was enacted in response to enforcement actions against immigrants at courthouses during President Trump’s first term and does not apply to federal immigration courts. • The Department of Justice had argued that the New York law and related executive orders were unconstitutional as they obstruct federal immig

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