Newly confirmed Attorney General Pam Bondi filed a lawsuit against Illinois and Chicago, alleging their sanctuary city policies are unlawful and impede federal immigration enforcement. The lawsuit seeks to have these policies deemed 'invalid'. Bondi argues that by refusing to honor civil detainers and warrants, the state and city are obstructing federal immigration law and jeopardizing public safety.
Newly confirmed Attorney General Pam Bondi took swift action on Thursday, suing Illinois and Chicago to enforce immigration law.
“I will restore integrity to the Justice Department, and I will fight violent crime throughout this country and throughout this world and make America safe again,” Bondi“By refusing to honor civil detainers and warrants expressly authorized by Congress, Defendants have unlawfully eliminated these means for federal immigrations officials to carry out their statutory functions,” the complaint stated.
“The conduct of officials in Chicago and Illinois minimally enforcing-and oftentimes affirmatively thwarting-federal immigration laws over a period of years has resulted in countless criminals being released into Chicago who should have been held for immigration removal from the United States,” according to the lawsuit.
Acting deputy attorney general Emil Bove warned in a memo during the first days of the Trump administration that officials in so-called sanctuary cities could face legal action if they undermine federal immigration laws.
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