US justice department is suing New York over immigration rules, attorney general says – video

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Wednesday that the Trump administration was suing New York State over its migrant policies, accusing state officials of choosing ‘to prioritize illegal aliens over American citizens’. Bondi said she was out to end New York’s ‘green light’ law, which allows people in the state to get a driver’s license without citizenship or legal residency status. Although the suit is civil, not criminal, Bondi caused confusion by saying that the justice department had ‘filed charges’ against the state of New York