A federal judge dismissed on July 25 the Trump administration’s lawsuit over Illinois’s sanctuary policies, holding that the policies either didn’t violate federal law or were protected by state sovereignty.
Filed in February, the administration’s lawsuit alleged that the state of Illinois, the city of Chicago, and Cook County had each implemented policies that illegally interfered with federal immigration enforcement. By restricting the flow of information to federal authorities, these policies conflicted with the Immigration and Nationality Act and unconstitutionally stepped on federal power, the administration argued.
In her 64-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Lindsay Jenkins said that even if the state and local government actions impeded federal law enforcement, those entities weren’t acting illegally because of the power states receive under the 10th Amendment. She also denied that the federal government had standing to sue certain public officials, such as Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, but said it did have standing to sue the state and local governments….
Judge Dismisses Trump Admin’s Lawsuit Against Illinois Sanctuary Policies
