The Department of Justice (DOJ) is suing Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Attorney General Kwame Raoul over two new immigration laws passed in the state this year, a Dec. 22 statement said.
The DOJ accuses the laws, the Illinois Bivens Act and Court Access, Safety, and Participation Act, of threatening the safety of federal officers trying to enforce immigration laws. The lawsuit filed on Dec. 22 is the latest in what has become a series of legal actions brought by the DOJ against states with policies that hinder federal law enforcement, according to the statement.
