It would be way more fun for the Trump admin to simply ignore the law and watch the caterwauling, but, I suspect they want to humiliated JB Pritzker and not put federal law enforcement and local cops on a collision course, because you know there will be a small number of Chicago cops who will think they can arrest federal immigration agents
The Trump administration has sued Illinois Governor JB Pritzker after he signed a law that restricts immigration enforcement near courthouses and allows ICE officers to be sued more easily.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a?lawsuit?against Pritzker and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, challenging their attempt to regulate federal law enforcement officers through the “Illinois Bivens Act” and “Court Access, Safety, and Participation Act.”
The DOJ said that the laws are illegal attempts to regulate and discriminate against the federal government while also threatening the safety of federal officers who have “faced an unprecedented wave of harassment, doxxing, and even violence.”
“The Department of Justice will steadfastly protect law enforcement from unconstitutional state laws like Illinois’ that threaten massive punitive liability and compromise the safety of our officers,” said Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate of the Justice Department’s Civil Division.
“Unfortunately, Illinois politicians prefer to attack law enforcement with lawsuits and punitive damages rather than support ICE’s Criminal Alien Program, which prioritizes the safe removal of dangerous criminal aliens like murderers, child rapists, and other serious offenders,” said U.S. Attorney Steven D. Weinhoeft for the Southern District of Illinois.
We all know what’s going to happen: a left wing wacko judge will rule for Pritzker, and then an appeals court will overturn the left wing wacko.
The bill includes the Illinois Bivens Act, which aims to “hold federal immigration enforcement accountable” by allowing for civil legal action against any law enforcement officer who knowingly violates the Illinois or United States Constitution.
Good luck with that: for one thing, there’s a thing called qualified immunity. Good luck with this law, Illinois.
Nothing says “no one is above the law” quite like state and local governments trying to stop immigration law enforcement.
so typical of these rogue pols like Prickster, they luvs them some criminals for their illegal and fraudulent votes