One of several examples of how the U.S. Department of Justice has been blocked by Illinois immigration reserve policies that involve illegal aliens who were later released from prisons accused of murder.
“In January 2025, federal officials requested detainees to an alien who was being held at the Cook County Jail for mildly charged sexual assault,” the DOJ said. “According to Cook County restrictions, law enforcement officers did not respond to the detainee’s request. Following the release of a foreigner from a local prison, he was arrested and charged with murder 17 days later.”
The federal court filing comes as Illinois, Cook County and the city of Chicago are asking judges to refrain from addressing immigration sanctuary policies that DOJ said would prevent federal agents from doing their jobs.
in statement Last week, the US Department of Justice stated that the federal government has exclusive authority over immigration law and enforcement for the petition of summary judgment against the state’s immigration sanctuary law, and President Donald Trump issued an executive order declaring a national emergency at the border.
“Congress recently expanded its list of crimes that could cause forced detention requirements, including robbery, theft, theft, shoplifting or assault on law enforcement officers. “The defendant’s sanctuary policy will do great harm to federal immigration enforcement and public safety by not respecting immigration detention orders and promoting access to detainees to local detainees.”
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Gov at an unrelated event in Jacksonville on Tuesday. JBPritzker responded.
“It doesn’t prevent federal authorities from coming to our prison or coming to our prison with a federal criminal warrant,” Pretzker said. “In fact, we want them to do that, but it’s up to them to go to court to get that criminal warrant to take them away.”
The DOJ cited the example of immigration officials who were waiting outside an Illinois prison to be released but were told to leave.
“When ICE attempts to start an arrest outside of an Illinois or local facility (including public parking), facility staff, usually at the command of the watchman, will often order ICE personnel to leave the property,” DOJ Filing said.
In another example, the DOJ alleges it was issued in 2024 to an illegal foreigner who was prevented from being greeted by federal officials in prison.
Tuesday evening, state I said The court should wait to schedule a brief on a summary judgment motion against the Sanctuary Act until the motion to dismiss the case is addressed.
“Consistent with this sequence, the defendant requires the court to enter an order: (1) make an application for a summary judgment in the United States, explain the motion to a further court order, and continue the motion, and (2) direct the parties to instruct the party to issue a court decision and hold a 26(f) discovery meeting from the court decision in order to make the defendant’s request for a claim within the scope of the court’s decision.
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The joint submission of Immigration Sanctuary Defence Policy in Illinois, Cook County and Chicago city said the DOJ did not provide compelling reasons to deviate from the typical sequence of federal lawsuits.
When asked if there was a need to make state laws that would prevent local and state officials from working with immigration enforcement, he said he was clear.
“I don’t know how clear I’ll be. I was very easy about this,” Pretzker said. “And as far as I’m concerned, like I said, I welcome authorities who bring criminal warrants to take those people away.”
This case will continue in federal court.
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