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 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.

Donald Trump has taken New York City to court after its officials "obstructed" his efforts to deport illegal migrants. Federal prosecutors have sued both the city and its mayor, Eric Adams, for their "sanctuary policies" which restrict how far authorities can collaborate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice).