Illinois officials have the constitutional authority to essentially thumb their nose at federal immigration agents and complicate federal efforts to locate and remove illegal immigrants, according to a new filing from Illinois’ state attorney general.
The motion to dismiss was filed March 4 by Attorney General Kwame Raoul. It was lodged in response to a lawsuit brought by the Department of Justice, as the Trump administration seeks to block the state of Illinois, the city of Chicago and Cook County from enforcing their so-called “Sanctuary” laws and ordinances.