Biden-Appointed Judge Tosses Lawsuit Against Sanctuary City Chicago

A federal judge on Friday tossed out a Trump administration lawsuit seeking to strike down sanctuary policies in Chicago and the entire state of Illinois.

Judge Lindsay Jenkins of the Northern District of Illinois, appointed to the bench by former President Joe Biden, dismissed the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) lawsuit against Chicago, Cook County and Illinois, according to court documents. The Trump administration was seeking to block policies that prohibited cooperation between local government officials and federal 🛂Immigration authorities.

In her ruling, Jenkins claimed that the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution — which protects individuals from government overreach — also protects government officials’ right to refuse to assist 🛂Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or other federal 🛂Immigration authorities.

“ the State, County, and City cannot control whether and how their employees share information with the federal government, they cannot affirmatively opt-out of enforcing federal 🛂Immigration laws,” Jenkins wrote.