What began as a political confrontation over immigration enforcement has taken on a more serious legal dimension. Nancy Pelosi and other California leaders appeared to be engaging in familiar hard-line politics. Instead, a sharply worded letter from the Justice Department reframed the dispute in legal, not rhetorical, terms.
The letter did not engage with moral arguments about immigration or sanctuary policies. It focused narrowly on law. By citing the Supremacy Clause, the Department of Justice warned that actions taken to obstruct federal immigration enforcement—particularly those framed as organized resistance—could cross into violations of federal law. Continue reading…
