In its lawsuit, filed Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice says Chicago’s Welcoming City Act, Cook County’s Ordinance 11-O-73 and Illinois’ Way Forward Act allegedly discriminate against the

The suit alleges that “sanctuary laws” like Chicago’s Welcoming City Ordinance and Illinois’s TRUST Act, which limit local law enforcement’s cooperation with federal immigration authorities, are “deliberately impeding federal immigration officers’ ability to carry out their responsibilities.”