By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
The city of Chicago plans to sue the Justice Department today over threats to punish municipalities that don’t assist federal immigration officials.
The decision comes after Attorney General Jeff Sessions said so-called sanctuary cities will lose federal grants if they don’t turn over names of undocumented immigrants to the feds.
“Chicago will not let our police officers become political pawns in a debate,” Chicago Mayor Ram Emanuel told the Chicago Tribune. “Chicago will not let our residents have their fundamental rights isolated and violated. And Chicago will never relinquish our status as a welcoming city.”
The city plans to file suit “first thing on Monday morning,” officials told the Tribune.
