Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly reported the number of Illinois jurisdictions on the list.
The Trump administration has added more than 100 Illinois counties and cities to a national list of jurisdictions that could be targeted if they do not comply with federal immigration laws.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security published a list of counties and cities across the United States on Thursday that it deemed to be sanctuary cities and counties not in compliance with federal immigration law.
The state of Illinois and almost every Illinois county was added to that list. Counties and cities deemed to be non-compliant with the Trump administration’s immigration policies are threatened with lawsuits and the loss of federal funding.
Trump signed an executive order on April 28 which asked the DHS to produce a list of counties and cities in the U.S. that were not towing the line with his federal immigration enforcement policies by restricting local law enforcement cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.
State law in Illinois mostly prohibits state, county and local law enforcement agencies from cooperating with ICE on immigration enforcement The Illinois TRUST Act, which was signed into law in 2017, set forward this state mandate.
That law has set up a showdown between Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Trump over immigration policies. Pritzker has routinely derided Trump’s immigration policies and in January he told NBC Chicago that he planned to uphold Illinois state law, regardless of federal pressure.
“Our law enforcement are not (unequivocally) coordinating with ICE officials,” Pritzker told NBC Chicago. “They are coordinating on violent criminals who have been convicted and are undocumented.”
Pritzker’s office did not immediately return a message seeking comment.
The following Illinois counties and cities were included on the DHS list as of the morning of May 30:
This story will be updated.
This article originally appeared on Journal Star: Illinois counties, cities listed as sanctuary jurisdictions by Trump administration
Reporting by JJ Bullock, Peoria Journal Star / Journal Star
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