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Chicago Must Comply With US Immigration Law or Forfeit Taxpayer Dollars - AG

© AP Photo / Alex BrandonUS Attorney General Jeff Sessions
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The US city of Chicago must either comply with the country's immigration laws or forfeit federal tax dollars, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a statement in response to the city's lawsuit against the Department of Justice.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions holds his first meeting with heads of federal law enforcement components at the Justice Department. in Washington U.S., February 9, 2017 - Sputnik International
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — "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," Sessions said on Monday.

The attorney general was responding to the city's move to sue the Justice Department for withholding grants to so-called sanctuary cities, or cities which do not disclose information to federal authorities about illegal immigrants.

Sessions said Chicago had demonstrated "open hostility" toward the enforcement of federal immigration laws, and was instead allowing criminal aliens to prey on the city's residents.

He added that Chicago's policy of protecting criminal aliens had contributed to an unprecedented violent crime surge in the city, where Sessions said murder rates now surpass those of both New York and Los Angeles combined.

"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 roll back the culture of lawlessness that has beset the city," Sessions said.

In July, Sessions announced new requirements for recipients of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Programs to ensure that federal funding only goes to the cities that cooperate with federal authorities and share information on immigrant residents.

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