FILE - Anti-Trump protesters march to Trump Tower as they rally for a number of issues, including immigrant rights, the Israel-Hamas war, women's reproductive rights, racial equality and others, on the day of President Trump's Inauguration, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley,File)
FILE - Anti-Trump protesters march to Trump Tower as they rally for a number of issues, including immigrant rights, the Israel-Hamas war, women's reproductive rights, racial equality and others, on the day of President Trump's Inauguration, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley,File)
FILE - Mayor Brandon Johnson responds during a news conference at City Hall in the Loop, Thursday, July 3, 2025. (Ashlee Rezin /Chicago Sun-Times via AP,File)
CHICAGO (AP) — A judge in Illinois dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit Friday that sought to disrupt limits Chicago imposes on cooperation between federal immigration agents and local police.
The lawsuit, filed in February, alleged that so-called in the nation’s third-largest city “thwart†federal efforts to enforce immigration laws.
It to federal laws by restricting “local governments from sharing immigration information with federal law enforcement officials†and preventing immigration agents from identifying “individuals who may be subject to removal.â€
Judge Lindsay Jenkins of the Northern District of Illinois granted the defendants' motion for dismissal.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said he was pleased with the decision and the city is safer when police focus on the needs of Chicagoans.
“This ruling affirms what we have long known: that Chicago’s Welcoming City Ordinance is lawful and supports public safety. The City cannot be compelled to cooperate with the Trump Administration’s reckless and inhumane immigration agenda,†he said in a statement.
Gov. JB Pritzker welcomed the ruling, saying in a social media post, “Illinois just beat the Trump Administration in federal court.â€
The Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security and did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment.
The administration has filed a targeting state or city policies seen as interfering with immigration enforcement, including those in , , and . It sued in May.
Heavily Democratic Chicago has been a sanctuary city for decades and has beefed up its laws several times, including during in 2017.
That same year, then-Gov. Bruce Rauner, a Republican, signed more , putting him at odds with his party.
There is no official definition for . The terms generally describe limits on local cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE enforces U.S. immigration laws nationwide but sometimes seeks state and local help.
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