On Thursday, President Trump’s Justice Department sued the state of Illinois, the city of Chicago, and local officials over laws creating a so-called “sanctuary city.”
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.”
“The challenged provisions of Illinois, Chicago, and Cook County law reflect their intentional effort to obstruct the Federal Government’s 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,” the lawsuit states.
The complaint cites Pritzker’s comments on CNN late last month, when he said he’s eager to cooperate with federal immigration officials to “get rid” of criminals but questioned the basis for targeting undocumented migrants that are “law-abiding” and have integrated into communities.
“In rejecting congressionally authorized means of enforcing federal immigration law, including detainers and administrative warrants, these provisions constitute unlawful direct regulation of the Federal Government,” the lawsuit states.
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With Pam Bondi as our AG, this disregard for federal law will no longer be tolerated.
“questioned the basis for targeting undocumented migrants that are “law-abiding” and have integrated into communities.”
Really?
LAW ABIDING? WHAT LAW?
IF HERE “ILLEGALLY” then they are NOT ‘law abiding!’
Gimme a break, knucklehead!
Funny how all these years I was taught that federal laws were greater than any state laws, or does that only apply to “red” states? The simple fact is that all “migrants” that came to this country illegally are in fact criminals because they broke our laws by just coming here without being authorized. It’s strange how the left seems to think that we should have no control over people coming here, that they have a right to be here, regardless what the majority of the citizens think. Hopefully the voters will further reduce the number of dems in the next election cycle because of this issue.