Chicago to file suit against Trump’s immigration policies

A federal lawsuit contending that it is illegal for the federal government to withhold public safety grants from so-called sanctuary cities, has been filed by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

Condemning President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, the mayor said Chicago won’t “be blackmailed into changing our values, and we are and will remain a welcoming City.”

Emanuel said the lawsuit would prevent the Trump administration from setting a precedent that could be used to target other funding.

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There are new qualifications for a public safety grant requiring cities to share information with federal immigration authorities with city officials alleging that those qualifications are unconstitutional.

Sanctuary cities generally offer undocumented immigrants safe harbour by declining to use municipal resources to enforce federal immigration laws.

“Chicago will not let our police officers become political pawns in a debate,” Emanuel, a Democrat, said at a news conference.

“Chicago will not let our residents have their fundamental rights isolated and violated. And Chicago will never relinquish our status as a welcoming city,” he added.

 

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