"The Department of Justice is suing Illinois' Democratic governor and attorney general, claiming that new state laws prohibiting detention of immigrants at courthouses and other key locations are unconstitutional and "threaten the safety of federal officers," according to the Associated Press."
"The Justice Department argues that Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul violated the U.S. Constitution's supremacy clause, which dictates that federal law is supreme."
""The Trump administration's masked agents are not targeting the 'worst of the worst'-they are harassing and detaining law-abiding U.S. citizens and Black and brown people at daycares, hospitals and courthouses," spokesperson Jillian Kaehler told the AP."
The Department of Justice filed suit against Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and Attorney General Kwame Raoul, arguing that recent state laws bar federal immigration officers from detaining immigrants at courthouses and other specified locations. DOJ contends the measures violate the Constitution's supremacy clause and endanger the safety of federal officers. Raoul's office said it is reviewing the lawsuit. The governor's office said Pritzker does not oppose deportation of undocumented immigrants convicted of serious crimes, and a spokesperson asserted that federal agents have been detaining law-abiding U.S. citizens and Black and brown people at daycares, hospitals and courthouses. The dispute centers on federal-state authority over immigration enforcement.
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