The Justice Department sued four New Jersey municipalities in May for allegedly interfering with the government's efforts to deport undocumented immigrants.

In August, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi threatened the cities with cutting federal funds and criminal prosecution if they didn't cooperate with federal authorities on immigration enforcement.

North Jersey cities sued by the federal government over their sanctuary city policies are getting support from a large alliance of advocacy groups.

The ACLU of New Jersey and 29 partner organizations filed a friend-of-the-court brief in federal court in Newark on Oct. 28.

The brief argues that the "community trust" policies of Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, and Hoboken that limit cooperation between local police and federal immigration en

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