Excited to publish this new report on state + local efforts to protect residents from immigration raids + warrantless arrests at places like hospitals, schools, courthouses, libraries and shelters. Many of these state policies are on stronger legal ground than some might assume.

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Vermont enacts state law allowing individuals to sue govt officials, including *federal* officials, for violating U.S. Constitution. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/28/m...

While federal laws and the U.S. Constitution's Supremacy Clause place constraints on what property-related tools states and localities can use to push back on ICE actions, this report explains that they still have some avenues for ensuring the federal government and its contractors do not overreach.

The assault charges are in keeping with a long history of state prosecutions of federal officers. Read more on that history here: statedemocracy.law.wisc.edu/our-work/can...

New lawsuit filed by valid visa holder against federal immigration agents includes "converse 1983" claims under Maine Civil Rights Act. 👇