Judge throws out Trump administration lawsuit over ‘sanctuary city’ Chicago

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A federal judge denied on Friday the Trump administration’s attempts to make Chicago shed its “sanctuary city” status and assist the federal government’s immigration efforts.

United States District Judge Lindsay Jenkins said the lawsuit, filed by the Trump administration against the state of Illinois, would encroach upon states’ autonomy.

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