US sues Illinois, Chicago for impeding immigration efforts
- The Justice Department is suing Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle for allegedly interfering with federal immigration enforcement efforts.
- The lawsuit claims that sanctuary policies in Illinois are exacerbating a crisis at the U.S. Southern border by preventing local authorities from cooperating with deportation efforts.
- Pritzker and Johnson have vowed to uphold sanctuary status, stating that local authorities will not assist federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement in tracking down immigrants without legal status.
- Chicago officials argue that the lawsuit is an attempt to intimidate jurisdictions that protect immigrant communities and that they will continue to uphold their values.
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Trump DOJ Sues Chicago over Sanctuary City Laws | The Star News Network
by Eric Lendrum On Thursday, the Trump Administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago over its “sanctuary” laws defying federal immigration authorities. As Just The News reports, the DOJ sued Governor J.B. Pritzker (D-Ill.) and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D-Ill.), among other Democratic officials in the state. The suit states that the “sanctuary” laws in Illinois, and parti…
Trump DOJ Sues Chicago over Sanctuary City Laws
by Eric Lendrum On Thursday, the Trump Administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago over its “sanctuary” laws defying federal immigration authorities. As Just The News reports, the DOJ sued Governor J.B. Pritzker (D-Ill.) and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D-Ill.), among other Democratic officials in the state. The suit states that the “sanctuary” laws in Illinois, and parti…
Trump Admin Files Immigration Trollsuit Against Illinois - Above the Law
(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Donald Trump spent the four years between his two presidencies filing garbage lawsuits. Hillary Clinton! The Pulitzer Committee! Twitter! No one was immune. Now back in the White House, President Trump is continuing the habit. Yesterday, the Department of Justice sued the state of Illinois, Governor JB Pritzker, the City of Chicago, and Cook County in a misbegotten attempt to bully them into becoming federal i…
Trump AG Sues Chicago & Illinois For Sheltering Illegals
Democrats have been put on notice for refusing to uphold the law. On Thursday, the Trump administration sued the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago claiming that their sanctuary city policies were blocking [...] The post Trump AG Sues Chicago & Illinois For Sheltering Illegals appeared first on The People's Voice.
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