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New York files lawsuit against Feds for targeting state travelers
Feb 11, 2020 12:34 am
Nick Reisman reports for New York State of Politics that state officials filed a lawsuit against the federal government Feb. 10, and their plan to target New Yorkers from participating in trusted traveler programs. Attorney General Letitia James filed the suit after President Donald Trump's administration targeted just New Yorkers because the president does not like a state law allowing immigrants to receive driver's licences. "There are more than a dozen states - including red states - with similar laws, but President Trump and his enablers are once again taking their aim at New York's economy in a way that not only inconveniences travelers, but also creates very real security issues. Make no mistake we are fighting back and will be using every tool available to us to do so," Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a statement. Read more about this story at the New York State of Politics website.