{"id":17261,"date":"2018-06-18T16:04:26","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T20:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=17261"},"modified":"2018-12-28T10:21:27","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T15:21:27","slug":"justice-department-prepared-to-take-sanctuary-city-fight-to-the-supreme-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2018\/06\/18\/justice-department-prepared-to-take-sanctuary-city-fight-to-the-supreme-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Justice Department Prepared to Take Sanctuary City Fight to the Supreme Court"},"content":{"rendered":"
The issue of the Justice Department\u2019s authority to withhold funding from Chicago as a consequence of its sanctuary policies could be on its way to the Supreme Court if a court of appeals fails to rule today.<\/p>\n
In a letter written Thursday<\/a>,\u00a0Justice Department lawyer Katherine Twomey Allen told the 7th<\/sup> Circuit Court of Appeals court that other cities that have applied for Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance grants are being harmed because distribution of those funds is being delayed due to the ongoing lawsuit against Chicago.<\/p>\n \u201cFurther delay in issuance of the grants would hinder the flow of funding to support\u00a0law-enforcement activity around the country, impose particular burdens for\u00a0localities with relatively small budgets, and disrupt state grant-making processes\u00a0under which states issue sub-awards of grant funds,\u201d she said in the letter.<\/p>\n The 7th<\/sup> Circuit was asked to review the merits<\/a> of a September ruling by U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber that imposes a nationwide injunction, but Attorney General Jeff Sessions petitioned the court to limit the injunction to Chicago until all appeals are heard. On June 4, the court agreed to consider<\/a>\u00a0Sessions\u2019 request.<\/p>\n If the 7th<\/sup> Circuit does not respond by close of business Monday, Allen said \u201cthe Solicitor General\u00a0has determined that we will promptly seek relief from the Supreme Court.\u201d<\/p>\n