How do Chicago's sanctuary laws protect immigrants?
Each county in Illinois also has a sheriff. The sheriff is an elected position, and sheriffs serve a four-year term. Cook ...
Cracks in a Sanctuary City: How immigration agents are making arrests based on local police data
The ABC7 I-Team found despite a local ordinance and state law prohibiting collaboration between Illinois law enforcement ...
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As Chicago strengthens immigrant protections, downstate officials split on sanctuary laws
As the Trump administration has begun enacting mass deportations in recent weeks, activists and public officials in Chicago have been scaling up protections for immigrants. Both Chicago Mayor Brandon ...
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Trump administration sues Chicago in latest crackdown on ‘sanctuary’ cities
The Trump administration is suing Chicago over what are known as sanctuary laws. The administration claims the nation’s third ...
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Justice Department Sues Chicago Over Sanctuary City Policies
The suit alleges that “sanctuary laws” like Chicago’s Welcoming City Ordinance and Illinois’s TRUST Act, which limit local ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson agrees to testify before Congress on Chicago's sanctuary city policies
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) sent letters Johnson and the mayors for three other major cities – ...
Chicago mayor addresses sanctuary city issues; new poll shows low approval numbers
New poll numbers indicate that Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has a lower approval rating than any sitting politician in the ...
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A look at Chicago’s more than 40-year history as a sanctuary city
Trump also called Chicago “the worst sanctuary city in America” and cited the refusal of the city’s Police Department under Johnson to detain people in the country illegally for immigration ...
Amid tension over ‘sanctuary city’ status, a rock is thrown through Cicero politician’s front window
Rodriguez, a candidate for town president of Cicero, said he jumped out of bed, initially believing that someone broke into ...
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Johnson to testify at congressional probe of sanctuary cities
The mayor plans to testify on Chicago's status as a sanctuary city, which prohibits local law enforcement from partnering ...
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As Chicago strengthens immigrant protections, downstate officials split on sanctuary laws
Under this law, state and local police are legally not allowed ... in downstate Illinois have joined Chicago and some suburbs in their push for sanctuary laws. In 2017 and 2018, cities such ...