An Illinois city police department has vowed ... Ahead of President Trump’s return to the White House, sanctuary city leaders doubled down on their opposition to aiding federal immigration ...

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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a similar ... But another option in addition to deporting criminals that would cripple sanctuary cities is available to the Trump administration.

"Sanctuary city" is a political term ... from inquiring about and disclosing a person's citizenship status to ICE. Illinois state law and Chicago law both prohibit police from detaining ...

Chicago first became a sanctuary city in 1985 and has since reaffirmed its status preventing local cops from cooperating with ICE through its “Welcoming City Ordinance.” Illinois became a ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson was among four mayors called to appear before a congressional committee next month as part of an inquiry into sanctuary city policies. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file Share Mayor ...

Sanctuary cities limit cooperation between local law ... "stand firm and uphold the local ordinance" in compliance with the Illinois Trust Act, which prohibits local law enforcement from assisting ...

Johnson on Tuesday stood by Chicago's status as a sanctuary city, saying that the Welcoming City Ordinance and Illinois TRUST Act providing protections for undocumented immigrants are the "law of ...

CHICAGO — The City of Chicago is being investigated for its “sanctuary city” status ... which is also working in conjunction with the Illinois Coalition of Immigrant and Refugee Rights ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson said Tuesday he isn’t sure if he will show up to testify before Congress, as he and three other big-city mayors have been asked to do. All four mayors preside over so ...