The city of Chicago on Monday sued Attorney General Jeff Sessions, claiming the new Justice Department policy of withholding federal funds from so-called sanctuary cities is "unauthorized and unconstitutional."According to the new criteria, cities or counties seeking grant money for criminal justice programs must comply with federal immigration authorities, including granting them free reign of local jail facilities and keeping suspected undocumented immigrants in custody longer than their original sentence.
City officials, in the federal complaint, say that the latest move by Attorney General Jeff Sessions is an example of the Trump Administration's "aggressive and escalating efforts" to cow local jurisdictions into complying with its immigration agenda.
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