The U.S. Justice Department
released the below information:
Attorney General Jeff
Sessions today issued the following statement on the city of Chicago’s lawsuit
against the U.S. Department of Justice:
“No amount of federal
taxpayer dollars will help a city that refuses to help its own residents.
“This administration is
committed to the rule of law and to enforcing the laws established by Congress.
To a degree perhaps unsurpassed by any other jurisdiction, the political
leadership of Chicago has chosen deliberately and intentionally to adopt a policy
that obstructs this country’s lawful immigration system. They have demonstrated
an open hostility to enforcing laws designed to protect law enforcement —
Federal, state, and local — and reduce crime, and instead have adopted an
official policy of protecting criminal aliens who prey on their own residents.
This is astounding given the unprecedented violent crime surge in Chicago, with
the number of murders in 2016 surpassing both New York and Los Angeles
combined. The city’s leaders cannot follow some laws and ignore others and
reasonably expect this horrific situation to improve.
“The Mayor complains that the
federal government’s focus on enforcing the law would require a ‘reordering of
law enforcement practice in Chicago.’ But that’s just what Chicago needs: a
recommitment to the rule of law and to policies that rollback the culture of
lawlessness that has beset the city.
“This administration will not
simply give away grant dollars to city governments that proudly violate the
rule of law and protect criminal aliens at the expense of public safety. So
it’s this simple: Comply with the law or forego taxpayer dollars.”
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