Firestorm of opposition grows against California sanctuary laws
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IRLI takes aim at SB54 and AB450 in the motion and brief it filed this morning on behalf of the National Sheriffs Association (NSA), Advocates for Victims of Illegal Alien Crime (AVIAC), and the group Fight Sanctuary State.IRLI addresses all three state laws in a separate brief that will be filed tonight on behalf of a coalition of California municipalities and elected officials, including the cities of Escondido, Mission Viejo and Yorba Linda, and U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (CA-48).The brief also demonstrates that contacting and working with governmental enforcement authorities is protected First Amendment activity that California cannot constitutionally prohibit.This is a textbook application of the Supremacy Clause," Wilcox continued, "and laws like SB54 and AB450 are not only flagrantly unconstitutional but extremely dangerous – to both the safety of the American people and the integrity of our federal republic."Related Links WASHINGTON, April 6, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) is fighting Californias dangerous and unconstitutional sanctuary laws by filing two friend-of-the-court briefs with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California in support of the federal governments lawsuit against these unlawful enactments.