Judge dismisses Trump officials’ lawsuit over Chicago sanctuary policies

Blow to US president as judge rejects claim that sanctuary policies thwart' federal efforts to enforce immigration laws

A judge in Illinois dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit Friday that sought to disrupt limits Chicago imposes on cooperation between federal immigration agents and local police.

The lawsuit, filed in February, alleged that so-called sanctuary laws in the nation's third-largest city thwart" federal efforts to enforce immigration laws.