Illinois (ECWd) –
Copy of today’s filing in the Northern District of Illinois (HERE).
From the Complaint:
- Upon information and belief, the conduct of officials in Chicago and Illinois minimally enforcing—and oftentimes affirmatively thwarting—federal immigration laws over a period of years has resulted in countless criminals being released into Chicago who should have been held for immigration removal from the United States. According to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Law Enforcement Statistical Tracking Unit, from Fiscal Year 2016 until 2025, Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested 13,564 aliens in Illinois, lodging 11,036 detainers. For those arrested, many were charged with serious crimes including assault, larceny, and sexual and drug-related offenses.
- The Illinois Way Forward Act and TRUST Act both impede the Federal Government’s ability to regulate immigration and take enforcement actions against illegal aliens by preventing state law enforcement officials from assisting with federal civil immigration enforcement. Under these laws, state officers are explicitly prohibited from complying with immigration detainers or civil immigration warrants; they are also prevented from entering into agreements to detain noncitizens for federal civil immigration violations. See 5 Ill. Comp. Stat. 805/15.
- The Chicago law, the Welcoming City Ordinance, Chicago Municipal Code ch. 2-173, limits the ability of Chicago law enforcement officers
- The Cook County law, Ordinance 11-O-73, “Policy for Responding to ICE Detainers,” similarly limits the ability of Cook County law enforcement officers to provide the Federal Government with basic information about noncitizens who are in their custody and are subject to federal immigration custody, or to provide federal officers access to such noncitizens to effect their safe transfer to federal immigration custody when presented with a federal administrative warrant.
- The Supremacy Clause prohibits Illinois, Chicago, Cook County, and their officials from obstructing the Federal Government’s ability to enforce laws that Congress has enacted or to take actions entrusted to it by the Constitution.
- The Supremacy Clause also prohibits Illinois, Chicago, and Cook County from singling out the Federal Government for adverse treatment—as the challenged laws do—thereby discriminating against the Federal Government. Accordingly, the provisions challenged here are invalid and should be enjoined.
We urge you to read the complaint in its entirety.
gov.uscourts.ilnd.473062.1.0
5 Comments
cynthia
Posted at 17:24h, 08 FebruaryIts criminal and the governors should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
Dave
Posted at 21:59h, 07 FebruaryIllinois’ governor Pritzker’s and every other governor who is aiding & abetting the illegal aliens that Trump is trying to deport are in violation of U.S. constitutional law. Sanctuary states and cities violate the U.S. Constitution, Pritzker is a law-breaking tyrant! The federal govt has the sole authority over immigration and the supremacy clause in the US Constitution mandates the states to obey the lawful mandates by the federal govt on immigration. Article one, Section nine, clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution granted the sole authority over immigration to congress in year 1808:
“The Migration (Immigration) or Importation (slaves) of such Persons as any of the States now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the Year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but a tax or duty may be imposed on such Importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each Person.”
It’s clear as glass that the congress was granted the authority to make immigration laws and the rules that must followed. It really can’t be any more clear…..
“Congress has the exclusive authority to make citizenship and immigration law; the states DO NOT have the authority to enact immigration law; a similar authority in the States would be absolutely & totally CONTRADICTORY and REPUGNANT to the authority granted to congress.” (Federalist Paper 32).
AND Governor hardhead Pritzker, supposedly an attorney, according to the U.S. constitutional law has to obey the US Constitution per the constitution’s supremacy clause which mandates it. (Article 6, Clause 2):
“This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.” ~ Article 6, clause 2, U.S. Constitution
Each prospective holder of a State office or other State position created by the Illinois Constitution, before taking office, shall take and subscribe to the following oath or affirmation:
“I do solemnly swear (affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution of the State of Illinois, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of…. to the best of my ability”.
Cindy
Posted at 19:45h, 07 FebruaryJust arrest ONE governor and watch how quickly they all fall into line.
Greg G.
Posted at 11:06h, 07 FebruaryId love to see JB in a 6x orange jumpsuit!
CAR
Posted at 13:12h, 06 FebruaryI can only hope they fill the prisons with the politicians responsible for these laws and costs.