The Justice Department on Thursday announced a lawsuit against New York City’s so-called sanctuary city policies, days after the Trump administration blamed those policies for the shooting of an off-duty US Customs and Border Protection officer in Manhattan.

The Trump administration on Thursday sued New York City over local laws that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, saying the statutes unlawfully thwart immigration arrests and conflict with federal immigration law.

The Justice Department on Thursday filed a lawsuit against New York City and the city’s leaders for impeding the Trump administration’s immigration actions. The legal action comes days after an off-duty Customs and Border Protection officer was shot in the face and leg during an ambush robbery attempt in an upper Manhattan park,