GOP: Justice Dept. forced New Orleans to become sanctuary city

Justice Department officials forced the city of New Orleans to adopt sanctuary city policies that prevent local law enforcement from helping federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, according to a pair of top Republicans.

“It is outrageous that DOJ would seek a consent decree to actually inhibit the ability of the federal government to enforce federal law,” House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., and South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy, who chairs the Judiciary subcommittee in immigration, wrote Thursday to Attorney General Loretta Lynch.