Judge dismisses Trump admin's lawsuit against Illinois sanctuary policies
A federal judge has dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit against Illinois, Cook County and the city of Chicago over its sanctuary policies “in its entirety.”
"Contrary to the United States’s arguments, the Sanctuary Policies here do not comparably regulate ICE operations or meddle with the contractual rights of private individuals working with ICE,” Judge Lindsay Jenkins wrote. "Importantly, they leave open ICE’s ability to obtain and present a criminal warrant, thereby receiving the assistance and information it seeks."
Jenkins also ruled that the parties' decision not to participate in enforcing immigration law is “protected by the Tenth Amendment and not preempted” by the Immigration and Nationality Act.
The Trump administration filed the lawsuit in February, just days after taking office, accusing Illinois and Chicago of "thwarting" immigration law.
-ABC News' Armando García







