A federal judge just dealt another blow to the Trump administration's crackdown on 'sanctuary cities'
Business Insider
MICHELLE MARK
Sep 15th 2017 5:27PM
In a victory for so-called "sanctuary cities," a federal judge in Chicago on Friday issued a nationwide injunction that blocks Attorney General Jeff Sessions' attempt to deny certain funding to jurisdictions that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
US District Judge Harry Leinenweber said in the ruling that Sessions had exceeded his authority in imposing new conditions on jurisdictions' eligibility for a major grant that funds police departments across the country, The Chicago Tribune reported.
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The move was a significant escalation in the Trump administration's approach to sanctuary jurisdictions, which typically refuse to honor federal requests to detain immigrants in jails past their scheduled release dates unless the requests are accompanied by a judicial warrant.
Chicago, among other jurisdictions, reacted with hostility to the measures, saying they would infringe upon the independence of local law-enforcement agencies and undermine the inroads police officers have made in gaining trust from immigrant communities fearful that encounters with the local police will lead to deportations.
Leinenweber apparently agreed, saying in his ruling that Sessions had attempted an "unprecedented seizure of power" in imposing such conditions on law enforcement grants,
The Chicago Sun-Times reported.
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