NEW YORK (AP) - A federal jury in Manhattan has rejected a Palestinian man's claims against the city that two police officers violated his constitutional rights by reporting him to immigration authorities.

The man, Waheed Saleh, had sued the city, saying he was unfairly accused of immigration violations in retaliation for accusing police officers of discrimination.

Saleh had filed a complaint against a police officer in late 2003, alleging that he was repeatedly subjected to verbal abuse and baseless threats of arrest. He said that the officer and a supervisor retaliated by telling immigration authorities he had overstayed his visa.

But Friday, the jury agreed with the city that the police were enforcing the laws by giving him tickets for actual offenses.