New York Post
New York Post
@nypost·2.4M subscribers·35.8K videos

Trump administration sues Chicago, state of Illinois over sanctuary laws #shorts

Posted

February 6, 2025

Views

14,078

Likes

683

Comments

81

Engagement

5.43%

Search the Record

Indexed

Every word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.

Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.

Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line

YouTube Description

as posted by the channel

The Trump administration has filed suit against the state of Illinois, Cook County and the city of Chicago, arguing their sanctuary laws “interfere” with Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s ability to arrest and deport illegal migrants — the first of many such lawsuits to come, Justice Department officials told The Post. NY Post reporter Jennie Taer shares this story.

The suit singles out several state and local laws that the Justice Department identifies as inhibiting the federal government’s ability to enforce US immigration law.

“We’ve identified Illinois, the city of Chicago and Cook County as all having laws and ordinances on the books that impede federal immigration enforcement, in particular the Chicago Welcoming ordinance, the Illinois Trust Act,” a DOJ official said.

Read more at

#chicago #lawsuit #donaldtrump #sanctuarycity

The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more.

Subscribe to New York Post Sports

Catch the latest news here

Follow The New York Post on:

Guests & Subjects Covered

The TrumpIllinois Cook CountyCustoms EnforcementsJustice DepartmentThe Post NY PostJennie TaerCook CountyChicago Welcoming

Sentinel Indexing in Progress

Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.

All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.

Trump administration sues Chicago, state of Illinois over sanctuary laws #shorts · New York Post · Sentinel