(The Center Square) – The state of Illinois is looking to dismiss the case that the U.S. Department of Justice brought against the state over migrant sanctuary policies.
In a legal motion , the state of Illinois said the DOJ’s case is misguided. Among the arguments, the state says federal law does not preempt state laws that prohibit state and local law enforcement from giving resources to federal immigration officials for civil immigration enforcement.
“Consistent with the Tenth Amendment, federal law preserves Illinois’s sovereign right to opt out of assisting federal immigration agents with their civil immigration enforcement responsibilities,” the filing said. “That is what Illinois has done through its statutes, the TRUST Act and the Way Forward Act.”…