News Roundup

The Trump administration sued the state of New York on Thursday over a law that blocks immigration officials from arresting people at New York courthouses, saying it purposely shields dangerous criminals. New York’s 2020 Protect Our Courts Act bans federal immigration officials from arresting people who are coming and going from courthouses or in court for proceedings unless they have a warrant signed by a judge. Democratic state Senator Brad Hoylman, the bill’s sponsor, said at the time the legislation was a rebuke to the first Trump administration’s practice of turning New York courts into “hunting grounds” for federal agents. The Justice Department’s lawsuit said arrests in or near courthouses are safer for officers and the public because individuals are screened for weapons and contraband before entering the buildings. The lawsuit is the latest in a series of legal actions targeting state or local policies the administration says interfere with immigration enforcement. New Orleans manhunt enters its fourth week. Authorities in Louisiana have made another arrest in connection to the May 16 jailbreak that was previously reported here and here. Darriana Burton, a former Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office employee, was taken into custody on Monday and is one of at least 16 people who have been arrested and accused of aiding the escape of the inmates. She is believed to be the girlfriend of escaped inmate Derrick Groves who still remains at large. Two days before the escape, Groves made a FaceTime video call to Burton using a jail-issued iPad. During that call, she helped him [...]