Justice Department Sues Chicago Over Sanctuary City Laws
On Thursday, President Trumpโs Justice Department sued the state of Illinois, the city of Chicago, and local officials over laws creating a so-called โsanctuary city.โ
The lawsuit filed in Illinois, against Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and others, claimed that several state and local laws are “designed to and in fact interfere with and discriminate against the Federal Government’s enforcement of federal immigration law in violation of the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution.”
โThe challenged provisions of Illinois, Chicago, and Cook County law reflect their intentional effort to obstruct the Federal Governmentโs enforcement of federal immigration law and to impede consultation and communication between federal, state, and local law enforcement officials that is necessary for federal officials to carry out federal immigration law and keep Americans safe,โ the lawsuit states.
The complaint cites Pritzkerโs comments on CNN late last month, when he said heโs eager to cooperate with federal immigration officials to โget ridโ of criminals but questioned the basis for targeting undocumented migrants that are โlaw-abidingโ and have integrated into communities.
โIn rejecting congressionally authorized means of enforcing federal immigration law, including detainers and administrative warrants, these provisions constitute unlawful direct regulation of the Federal Government,โ the lawsuit states.
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