Overview

• The Department of Justice warned it would sue Louisville under the Supremacy Clause if it failed to honor 48-hour ICE detainers.
• In a letter to DOJ’s Brett Shumate, Mayor Greenberg agreed to revert to pre-2017 policy and hold detainees for up to 48 hours.
• Louisville was removed from the Trump administration’s list of more than 500 sanctuary jurisdictions following the policy shift.
• Greenberg emphasized that the Louisville Metro Police Department will not engage in immigration enforcement and will concentrate on violent crime prevention.
• The move underscores ongoing federal pressure on sanctuary jurisdictions through lawsuits and funding threats to enforce ICE detainer requests.