Nevada Attorney General Adam Paul Laxalt joined an 18-state coalition of attorneys general, filing a friend-of-the-court brief in federal court supporting the Department of Justice in its lawsuit challenging three California sanctuary cities laws. The three California laws challenged by the federal government attempt to oversee federal immigration enforcement, prevent private employers from cooperating with federal law enforcement, and limit when state and local law-enforcement agencies may cooperate with federal law enforcement on immigration matters. Laxalt says these policies are especially dangerous for neighboring states like Nevada, by making it easier for those not lawfully in this country and with violent criminal histories to evade law enforcement.