Judges Weigh Trump Appeal After Lawsuit Seeking to Overturn, Illinois, Chicago Sanctuary Policies Previously Tossed Out – WTTW News

Judges Weigh Trump Appeal After Lawsuit Seeking to Overturn, Illinois, Chicago Sanctuary Policies Previously Tossed Out  WTTW News

A federal appeals court will decide whether to revive a lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump that sought to invalidate state, city and county laws designed to protect undocumented immigrants in Chicago by prohibiting local law enforcement officials from helping federal agents. A federal appeals court will decide whether to revive a lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump that sought to invalidate state, city and county laws designed to protect undocumented immigrants by prohibiting local law enforcement officials from helping federal agents. A three-judge panel from the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday heard oral arguments and peppered attorneys from the U.S. government, state of Illinois, Cook County and city of Chicago with questions as it weighs whether to overturn the dismissal of that lawsuit.

The panel did not issue any ruling following Thursday’s hourlong hearing at the Dirksen Federal Building in downtown Chicago. The appeal comes more than a year after a federal judge tossed out the Trump administration’s case, and in doing so refused to invalidate the state, city and county laws designed to protect undocumented immigrants in Chicago by prohibiting local law enforcement officials from helping federal agents. The Trump administration’s lawsuit argued that Chicago’s Welcoming City ordinance and the Illinois Trust Act reflect “an intentional effort to obstruct the Federal Government’s enforcement of federal immigration