DOJ accuses Maryland of 'active and deliberate effort' to prevent deportations of illegal immigrants: lawsuit

The Department of Justice sued Maryland over its sanctuary policies, accusing the state of engaging in an "active and deliberate effort" to obstruct federal immigration enforcement. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Maryland federal court, comes after the U.S. attorney general in February 2025 ordered the DOJ's civil division to identify state and local policies that provide sanctuary to illegal migrants. Since then, 20 other lawsuits have been brought, including against Colorado, Connecticut, Illi