The federal government cannot force local officials to administer or enforce a federal program. This was true before recent changes to federal immigration policy and continues to be true now.

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On Wednesday night, Jan. 22, Donald Trump sat for his first official interview since becoming president again, with Fox News’ Sean Hannity. The first hour of the interview ran on Hannity’s prime-time ...