
The mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, informed the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday that he is shifting the city’s more restrictive policy on federal immigration detainers after the government warned it would sue over it.
Mayor Craig Greenberg, a Democrat, wrote in a letter obtained by Fox News Digital that the policy change was partly to avoid being targeted as a “sanctuary” city, a term used to describe jurisdictions with policies at odds with federal immigration enforcement.
“My understanding is that, by returning to our pre-2017 practices and again honoring 48-hour detainers, thereby functionally extending the notice period to DHS from 5-12 hours to 48 hours, Louisville will no longer be considered a sanctuary jurisdiction and, as a result, will no longer be vulnerable to the negative consequences of this designation,” Greenberg wrote to Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate. “The city will, therefore, adjust its detainer policy to avoid litigation over DOJ’s allegations of federal preemption.”
The mayor’s reversal comes after the DOJ warned in a letter last month that Louisville’s detainer policy hindered the Trump administration’s ability to crack down on immigration there. The DOJ told Greenberg non-compliant states and cities have faced legal action and freezes on federal funding.
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