United States v. Minnesota - Public Rights Project 138 cities, counties, and elected officials are pushing back against the Trump administration’s efforts to...

Let’s be clear: The law recognizes that local governments can decide how to deploy their own resources to serve their communities. It’s not the job of local governments to carry out federal immigration enforcement work.

Read the full amicus brief here:

Graphic image that reads: United States v. Minnesota. Amicus brief filed. A powerful coalition of 138 cities, counties, and elected officials defend Minnesota’s policies against federal anti-immigration push amid crisis in Minneapolis.

Today, a coalition of 138 cities, counties, and elected officials pushed back against the Trump admin's ongoing attempts to coerce the enforcement of its harmful immigration policies.

On the coalition’s behalf, we filed an amicus brief urging the court to dismiss the case brought by the DOJ.

2/ Recent efforts to ban or limit discussions about Black history in schools and public spaces threaten the very core of our nation's story. We can't let these attacks erase our past.

Legal Cases — Public Rights Project Public Rights Project’s aims to further its mission of empowering state, local, and tribal governments to protect and further civil rights, economic justice, and environmental protection by litigating in state and federal courts, including by filing amicus briefs.

4/ The brief, supported by cities like Baltimore, Columbus, and Austin, argues that this order violates the Constitution and would harm communities nationwide — creating confusion and draining local resources.

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Legal Cases — Public Rights Project Public Rights Project’s aims to further its mission of empowering state, local, and tribal governments to protect and further civil rights, economic justice, and environmental protection by litigating in state and federal courts, including by filing amicus briefs.

3/ Not only are sanctuary cities under attack, but so are birthright citizens.

A few weeks ago, PRP, represented 110+ local governments, and filed an amicus brief opposing the executive order set to eliminate birthright citizenship — a core principle of the 14th Amendment.🛑

What Are Sanctuary Cities and Why Is Trump Targeting Them? Sanctuary cities have once again taken center stage. Here's what you need to know.

2/ “If immigrants fear that their local police are going to turn them over to ICE, then they may not report a crime that's affecting everyone in their neighborhood,” she says. “That actually makes cities safer.”

Read more here: time.com/7222159/what-are-sanctuary-cities-why-is-trump-targeting-them/

What Are Sanctuary Cities and Why Is Trump Targeting Them? Sanctuary cities have once again taken center stage. Here's what you need to know.

1/ PRP is committed to immigration rights. That’s why we’re helping Portland to fight back against the Trump administration’s attack on sanctuary cities.

In a recent TIME article, Jill Habig explains that sanctuary city laws foster trust between immigrant communities and local law enforcement.

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San Francisco to Sue Trump Over Sanctuary City Crackdown Some local officials are pushing back against the federal government’s assertion that they must help ICE with its deportation campaign.

4/ Read more from the @nytimes.com: nytimes.com/2025/02/07/us/politics/san-francisco-sues-trump-sanctuary-cities.html

3/ The lawsuit supported by PRP, argues that forcing local governments to aid in immigration enforcement violates the 10th Amendment & other constitutional protections, including the separation of powers. We’ve fought this before — & we’ll win again.
#SanctuaryCities #DefendSanctuary #LocalAuthority

2/ But SF, Santa Clara, Portland, New Haven, & King County are suing to stop it. SF City Attorney David Chiu says, “This is the federal government illegally asserting a right it doesn’t have, telling cities how to use their resources, & commandeering local law enforcement.”

1/🚨San Francisco Fights Trump’s Illegal Attack on Sanctuary Cities🚨

Trump is commandeering local police to act as ICE, pulling them from real emergencies — making communities less safe and tearing families apart.

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