Ramón E. Reyes Jr.
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“Even if the United States has standing — and it does not — its preemption claims fail,”
Ramón E. Reyes Jr. · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-17
Judge Reyes rejected the Justice Department's argument that New York City's sanctuary policies are overridden by federal immigration law.
“All of the United States’ preemption claims — express, conflict and field — fail because the relevant federal statutes do not regulate private actors.”
Ramón E. Reyes Jr. · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-17
Reyes ruled that all of the federal government's preemption claims fail because the relevant federal statutes do not regulate private actors.
“The United States’ assertion that information regarding release dates and custody status is information regarding immigration or citizenship status is contrary to law,”
Ramón E. Reyes Jr. · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-17
Reyes found that federal information-sharing protections apply specifically to citizenship or immigration status and do not require local governments to provide broader details to ICE.
“If states cannot remain free to control their agencies and employees to resist federal immigration enforcement, which is within states’ constitutional prerogatives, the Tenth Amendment anticommandeering doctrine means nothing,”
Ramón E. Reyes Jr. · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-17
Reyes pointed to the Tenth Amendment's anti-commandeering doctrine, which prevents the federal government from forcing state and local governments to administer federal programs.