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Justice Department, Chicago Continue Their Immigration Compliance Dance

Route Fifty: The Justice Department placed a condition on $3.1 million in public safety funds awarded to Chicago, requiring the “sanctuary city” to prove compliance with 8 U.S.C. 1373 even though a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against the agency in September and reaffirmed it in October for such behavior.

Chicago was notably absent from the department’s list of state and local jurisdictions warned their Byrne Justice Assistance grants are contingent upon cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.

But the department has now set its sights on the city’s Community Oriented Policing Services award, freezing use of the money to hire police officers until Chicago shows its government employees are free to share information with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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