February 12, 2025executiveImmigrationFederalismCivil Liberties
200 jurisdictions invoke anti-commandeering doctrine against ICE cooperation
In direct response to Operation Safe Nation, 200 local and state jurisdictions publicly invoked the anti-commandeering doctrine, refusing to direct local law enforcement to assist ICE operations. Mayors and sheriffs cited Tenth Amendment protections and warned of chilling effects on crime reporting in immigrant communities. The standoff escalated the constitutional confrontation over federal immigration supremacy.