Thread: CHICAGO JUDGE DEALS BLOW TO JEFF SESSIONS' BID TO PUNISH SANCTUARY CITIES

CHICAGO JUDGE DEALS BLOW TO JEFF SESSIONS' BID TO PUNISH SANCTUARY CITIES

BY DAN CANCIAN ON 7/28/18 AT 10:32 AM


U.S.DONALD TRUMP

A law the Trump administration had relied on in an effort to penalize sanctuary cities -- those that refuse to pursue immigrants for special scrutiny -- was declared unconstitutional by a district judge on Friday.

Judge Harry Leinenweber decreed efforts to impose immigration-related conditions on federal law enforcement grants were unconstitutional.


Attorney General Jeff Sessions participates in a panel discussion on improving school safety, In the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, on July 26, 2018 in Washington, DC. His anti sanctuary-city plan was dealt a blow by a Chicago judge.MARK WILSON/GETTY IMAGES

Sanctuary city is a term describe jurisdictions which don’t completely cooperate with federal immigration enforcement, specifically when it comes to apply President Trump’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy.


​https://www.newsweek.com/chicago-jud...cities-1046512

A video is available at the link.

Where do judges get authority to nullify laws? The constitution says "all legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a congress of the united states."