Federal Judge Dismisses Trump Admin Lawsuit Against Washtenaw County "Sanctuary" Policies

Federal judge dismisses Trump admin lawsuit against Washtenaw County "sanctuary" policies

Students from Community High School hold signs that read "Immigrants built America" and "The only ICE I like is in Heated Rivalry"(Anna Busse / Michigan Public)A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit the Trump administration filed against Washtenaw County over its immigration enforcement policies, ruling that the county’s sheriff, prosecutor and Board of Commissioners had not violated federal law.The federal government filed the lawsuit in…

District judge tosses Trump admin lawsuit attempting to ‘conscript local officials’ to cooperate with ICE in Michigan

FILE – President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House, July 16, 2026, in Washington (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP, File). A federal judge on Friday dismissed the Trump administration‘s lawsuit against a Michigan county that adamantly refused to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). On April 9, the U.S. Department of...

Judge Tosses Trump Lawsuit Against Michigan ‘Sanctuary’ County

President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday lost a federal lawsuit against a Michigan county to force it to comply with the president’s immigration agenda.

Federal Judge Dismisses DOJ Lawsuit Against Washtenaw County - The Sun Times News

A federal judge has dismissed a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit seeking to overturn several of Washtenaw County’s immigration-related policies. U.S. District Judge F. Kay Behm granted the county defendants’ motion to dismiss Aug. 21, throwing out the case in its entirety in an 86-page opinion, according to the county. The Justice Department sued in April, naming Washtenaw County, the Board of Commissioners, Sheriff Alyshia Dyer and her office…