The article critiques former President Trump's Department of Justice for suing Illinois and its local authorities to enforce federal immigration laws. The lawsuit challenges the state's, Chicago's, and Cook County's ordinances that limit local law enforcement's role in federal immigration enforcement, claiming a violation of the Supremacy Clause. However, these laws are designed to protect local officials from unnecessary involvement in immigration enforcement, aligning with federal rights. The article argues these ordinances do not obstruct communication with federal agencies but instead prevent state resources from being used without lawful authority.
The complaint claims that the laws interfere with federal enforcement of immigration laws, but these laws are carefully crafted to comply with federal regulations, not to impede them.
The government frames their arguments around the Supremacy Clause, but the state laws uphold the rights of local officials to not be forced into federal immigration enforcement.
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