It’s the first such case by new Attorney General Pam Bondi, who on Wednesday — her first full day on the job — directed the US Justice Department to identify local governments with policies that impede immigration enforcement and to take action “where appropriate.” Elected officials including Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson are among those seeking to obstruct federal efforts to conduct the immigration crackdown President Donald Trump ordered shortly after taking office last month, according to the lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court in Chicago.
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