The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit against the City of Chicago, the State of Illinois, and several officials, arguing that the immigration policies and sanctuary status of the city and state obstruct federal immigration enforcement.
Filed on Feb. 6 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the complaint alleges that multiple city and state laws interfere with the federal government’s ability to enforce immigration laws, violating the supremacy clause of the U.S. Constitution.
