AG Sessions: Chicago 'Proudly' Violates 'Rule Of Law' and Protects 'Criminal Aliens'

[To-Whose-Benefit?]

CNSNews
Michael W. Chapman | August 8, 2017 | 12:44 PM EDT

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http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/michael-w-chapman/ag-sessions-chicago-proudly-violates-rule-law-and-protects-criminal

(CNSNews.com) – In response to Chicago’s lawsuit against the Justice Department regarding federal funds for sanctuary cities, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Chicago follows a policy that protects “criminal aliens who prey” on residents and that the Trump administration will not “give away grant dollars to city governments that proudly violate the rule of law and protect criminal aliens.”

Sessions added that Chicago’s policies were “astounding” given the city’s “unprecedented violent crime surge.” In 2016, there were 788 homicides in Chicago and 4,368 shooting victims.

So far in 2017, since Jan. 1, there have been 416 homicides and 947 shooting victims in Chicago, as documented by the Chicago Tribune’s special website “Crime in Chicagoland.” 

[dfwgator]

Talk is cheap.

[Applewood]

I hope Chicago loses its lawsuit big time.  The mayor of Pittsburgh has been making noises about turning the city into a sanctuary.  If Chicago loses, perhaps it will make this mayor and others think twice.

[Free Vulcan]

I hope Chicago loses its lawsuit big time.  The mayor of Pittsburgh has been making noises about turning the city into a sanctuary.  If Chicago loses, perhaps it will make this mayor and others think twice.

That's a good angle. The DOJ needs to pursue this in the courts if for any other reason than, if they win, it's a deterrent to the rest.