The Justice Department announced on Wednesday that it would sue New York State for its policy of restricting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. Gov. Pam Bondi, US Attorney General Pam Bondi is targeting Kathy Hochul and state Attorney General Letitia Jim as well as DMV chief Mark Schroeder.

Bondi said, “This is the new DOJ.” “New York has decided to give illegal aliens priority over American citizens. It stops. “It stops today.”

“As you know, we sued Illinois,” Bondi added. “New York didn’t listen. So now, you’re next.”

The lawsuit was filed in the Northern District of New York, and The Post obtained it. It targeted the Empire State “Green Light Law” which grants drivers licenses to illegal migrants.

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The law of 2019 also prohibits inquiries about immigration status, and the state DMV is prohibited from sharing personal data with federal authorities and law enforcement agencies unless ordered to do so by a court. Licensees will also be notified if an immigration agency from the federal government requests their personal information.

“The United States are currently experiencing a crisis due to illegal immigration. The complaint stated that the Federal Government was determined to stop it. While the states are welcomed partners in this effort, it’s their prerogative to refrain as sovereigns. The freedom of a state to remain silent is different from the freedom to obstruct. When inaction becomes obstruction, an State is breaking the law.

The State of New York does just that. “It must be stopped.”

The filing stated that DMV data is “critical” to federal immigration agencies in order to “identify, remove and deport those who are here unlawfully” and ensure the safety of their officers.

The complaint stated that “From vehicle stoppages, border crossings, to arrests and searches the immigration authorities rely on these records in order to assess the situation and people they are dealing with.

The Green Light Law in New York robs brave officers of their insight, and forces them into dangerous and uncertain situations.

Hochul’s press secretary Avi Small stated in a release before the lawsuit that Hochul has been “clear from day one”: She supports deporting violent criminals and believes law-abiding family members should not be targeted.

James responded in a later statement.

Our state laws, such as the Green Light Law, protect all New Yorkers’ rights and keep our community safe. “I am ready to defend our laws as I have always done.”

The Post reported that a source close to Hochul told them that she and President Trump “tentatively” agreed to meet next Thursday when Hochul is in Washington DC for the National Governors Association Meeting.

The Justice Department requested last week that a federal court immediately overturn sanctuary policies in Illinois, Chicago and other states, arguing state and local officials are “an obstacle to Federal Government enforcement of immigration laws” and discriminate federal immigration enforcement.

Bondi also frozen all DOJ funding to “sanctuary jurisdictions”, from New York to California, for 60 days on her first official day.

According to Center for Immigration Services (a conservative, nonprofit research group), in 2023 alone, these law enforcement grants for New York City will amount to more than 1,56 billion dollars.

Municipal data shows that the Justice Department was expected to provide more than $8 billion to city agencies during fiscal year 2025.

Bondi’s department was ordered to “not enter any new contract, grant or other agreement that would provide Federal funding to organizations who support or provide services to removable or unlawful aliens, directly or indirectly, e.g. through subcontracting or another arrangement.”

Tom Homan, the border czar, is accelerating immigration removal procedures across the country. He has targeted 11,000 migrants who have been charged with crimes or convicted.

Some migrants deported were flown to Guantanamo, a US military base in Cuba. Others were jetted back home to Venezuela or Colombia, with the latter bowing to Trump’s demand to tax imports.

Republicans in the blue states have long advocated an end to sanctuary policies. They cited migrants who had evaded federal custody, and then committed heinous criminal acts.

The first bill Trump passed upon his return to White House eroded localities’ powers by requiring them to deport immigrants charged with theft, violence, or other serious crimes that cause bodily harm or death.

The Laken Riley Act was named after the 22-year old Georgia nursing student who was killed by an illegal immigrant. He had been previously arrested for theft.

Jose Ibarra, a member of the Tren de Aragua criminal gang who had crossed the southern border and been captured by the gang was released to the US after the Biden administration.

After being charged in Queens, New York with child endangerment, he also managed to slip through the authorities’ fingers.

Trump signed an executive order on Day One, directing Bondi to review state and local policies of sanctuary, revoke federal funding and impose civil or criminal penalties against those who do not cooperate with immigration authorities.

The AG, in coordination with Homeland Security Secretary KristiNoem, was also deputized for clawing back federal funds “determined to violate the law or to be a source of waste, fraud or abuse.”

Schroeder’s representatives did not respond immediately to a comment request.