President Donald Trump has often singled out Chicago and Illinois, which have some of the nation's strongest protections for immigrants. Top administration officials last month visited the city to launch stepped up immigration enforcement and showcased footage of “border czar” Tom Homan making arrests on live television.

The Trump administration filed a lawsuit Thursday against Illinois, the city of Chicago, and Cook County, marking its first legal action against so-called sanctuary city laws. The complaint, filed by the Justice Department in the U.

The Trump administration stepped up its legal fight over the president’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants by suing Illinois and Chicago, claiming their “sanctuary” policies prevent local officials from cooperating with federal immigration enforcement.

The Department of Justice is suing the state of Illinois and Chicago over its sanctuary city policies, arguing they interfere with federal immigration laws.

Mayor Brandon Johnson will travel to Washington, D.C., next month to testify at a congressional hearing on Chicago's status as a sanctuary city for undocumented immigrants. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) sent letters Johnson and the mayors for three other major cities – Boston,

Mayor Brandon Johnson will testify before Congress next month in a Republican-led hearing on sanctuary cities, his office announced Wednesday. Last month, Oversight Committee chair U.S. Rep James Comer,

The Department of Justice is suing Chicago, the state of Illinois and Cook County over sanctuary city policies.