From Fox News: The Trump administration’s battle with Democrat-controlled jurisdictions and their sanctuary polices suffered a blow on Friday when a federal judge in Chicago dismissed a case challenging their legality.
Judge Lindsay Jenkins of the Northern District of Illinois, a President Biden appointee, granted the defendants’ motion for dismissal, ruling that the city’s ordinances are lawful protections not subject to federal enforcement mandates.
The Trump Justice Department, in a February filing, accused the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago of unlawfully interfering with President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration as it aims to carry out mass deportations.
The Trump administration opposes sanctuary cities, claiming they protect criminal illegal immigrants and increase crime. The Justice Department argues these laws violate the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause.
Jenkins rejected the arguments, ruling that states retain significant powers not explicitly granted to the federal government.
“Finding that these same Policy provisions constitute discrimination or impermissible regulation would provide an end-run around the Tenth Amendment,” the judge wrote. “It would allow the federal government to commandeer States under the guise of intergovernmental immunity — the exact type of direct regulation of states barred by the Tenth Amendment.”
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson celebrated the decision saying the city is safer.
“This ruling affirms what we have long known: that Chicago’s Welcoming City Ordinance is lawful and supports public safety,” he said. “The City cannot be compelled to cooperate with the Trump Administration’s reckless and inhumane immigration agenda.”
The Trump administration has sued jurisdictions over their sanctuary policies, saying the federal government has no choice but to protect citizens if their leaders won’t step up do it.
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