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* NewsMax…
Attorney General Pam Bondi has told Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle that their “sanctuary” policies must end immediately.
Bondi gave the Illinois leaders, all Democrats, until Tuesday, Aug. 19, to prove they were complying with federal law and lay out “the immediate initiatives you are taking to eliminate laws, policies and practices that impede federal immigration enforcement.”
But the Illinois lawmakers are pushing back. Ann Spillane, general counsel to Pritzker, wrote a letter back to Bondi noting that Illinois follows the law.
“While we cooperate with federal law enforcement to arrest violent criminals, neither federal law, nor sound public policy, requires our state to divert resources away from community safety and towards civil immigration enforcement,” Spillane wrote. “Unfortunately, based on recent events, we have not observed that type of coordination with local law enforcement in Washington, D.C., or Los Angeles, California.” […]
In an interview, Bondi said they would cut Illinois’ federal funding and send in federal law enforcement like they did in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.
“If they’re not going to keep their citizens safe, [President] Donald Trump will keep them safe,” Bondi said on FOX Business.
* Politico…
Hyperbole aside, the courts have repeatedly upheld the rights of states to take a pass on helping federal immigration officials unless they have a warrant looking for known criminals.
A federal judge last month threw out the Trump administration’s bid to force Illinois and Chicago to aid its mass deportation efforts, saying it would encroach on autonomy guaranteed to states under the Constitution.
* Meanwhile, in DC…
As members of the National Guard deploy to the nation’s capital as part of the Trump administration’s takeover of policing in Washington, members of the military are also set to take on prosecutorial roles handling civilian crimes.
Twenty members of the Defense Department are set to begin working as special assistant U.S. attorneys — federal prosecutors — in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia next week, two people familiar with the matter told NBC News.
Tim Lauer, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, confirmed the move, saying members of the Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps would be joining the office, though he did not know how long the detail would last. […]
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro recently told Fox News that her office is understaffed and needs 90 prosecutors, as well as 60 investigators and paralegals. The Trump administration has fired numerous federal prosecutors who worked on the Jan. 6 cases, contributing to the shortage.
“To the extent the U.S. Attorney’s Office has a shortage of lawyers, this administration did itself no favors by firing qualified prosecutors who worked on Jan. 6 cases and pushing out others by pursuing such an obviously political agenda,” said former Assistant U.S. Attorney Brendan Ballou, who worked on Jan. 6 cases. “It sounds like the U.S. attorney is trying to import both staff and credibility; I don’t think it’ll work.”
Perhaps Illinois’ most currently well-known National Guard JAG officer is 1LT Christian Mitchell, who was a deputy governor and is now Gov. JB Pritzker’s running mate.
You gotta wonder if Mitchell’s gonna find himself deployed during the campaign.
posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Aug 21, 25 @ 11:45 am
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Yesterday had a post about the silence of Raoul. Hopefully, his staff are not silent in planning the response with the Governor’s staff.
Comment by Norseman Thursday, Aug 21, 25 @ 11:57 am
Most of these threats will never hold up but going to court takes time and money. What I fear and am surprised it has not happened yet is an attempt to shut down all federal money. RTA CTA highway construction Red Lune construction I am surprised that has not been shut down already not to mention money for CPS.
Comment by DuPage Saint Thursday, Aug 21, 25 @ 11:59 am
The Party of Small Government at it again.
Comment by So_Ill Thursday, Aug 21, 25 @ 12:03 pm
=The Party of Small Government at it again.=
Not to mention the party of “states rights”. LOL.
Comment by JS Mill Thursday, Aug 21, 25 @ 12:23 pm
I swear, if any Democratic administration did or threatened 1/100th of what the Trump administration has done so far, we’d be having southern states seceding again en masse months ago.
Comment by TJ Thursday, Aug 21, 25 @ 12:25 pm
Hero move by Hegseth if he were to call up Lt. Mitchell for the next two years. Just restaurant quality stuff
Comment by Flat Bed Ford Thursday, Aug 21, 25 @ 12:27 pm
The Party of law and order at it again.
Fixed.
Comment by Capcitynewt Thursday, Aug 21, 25 @ 12:33 pm
==The Party of law and order at it again.
Fixed.==
There is nothing lawful about this. Nothing.
People like you are part of the problem with your cheering on of this President throwing the Constitution out the window.
Comment by Demoralized Thursday, Aug 21, 25 @ 1:01 pm
The Party of only some laws and selective order is at it again.
Fixed.
Comment by fs Thursday, Aug 21, 25 @ 1:08 pm
Enough with the bumper sticker stuff.
Move along to the topic at hand.
Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, Aug 21, 25 @ 1:20 pm
Re: Trump keeping citizens safe
If Bondi were truly concerned, she would be posting National Guard troops in the 21 cities where crime and murder rates are higher than in Chicago (e.g., Kansas City, St. Louis, Memphis, Shreveport, Cleveland, Dayton, Cincinnati, etc.).
Comment by H-W Thursday, Aug 21, 25 @ 1:33 pm
==If Bondi were truly concerned, she would be posting National Guard troops in the 21 cities where crime and murder rates are higher than in Chicago (e.g., Kansas City, St. Louis, Memphis, Shreveport, Cleveland, Dayton, Cincinnati, etc.).==
If she were truly concerned, she wouldn’t do this either, because National Guardsmen don’t make sense as a response to crime. Please do not give into GOP talking points by pre-conceding that the National Guard is a sensible way to respond to crime.
(It’s also strange to downplay murdered children in Chicago and D.C., and to say that more than one homicide per day in Chicago is a good outcome because it’s lower than certain past years, but that’s between you and the entity you believe in, I suppose.)
Comment by Garfield Ridge Guy Thursday, Aug 21, 25 @ 2:05 pm
Is the national Guard patrolling the poor parts of DC, or just the National mall / Capitol Hill area?
Comment by Ares Thursday, Aug 21, 25 @ 2:10 pm
USDOJ has historically been able to draw off the most outstanding law school graduates. Absent ideology, who would any talented law student / graduate work for the US Government these days? This will impact Federal hiring for years to come.
Comment by Ares Thursday, Aug 21, 25 @ 2:13 pm
@Area - looks like just the tourist areas.
Vance, Hegseth and Miller had a photo op and got heckled by protestors and passersby. They were asked about why the NG were only stationed in tourist areas and they replied that it was because of…vagrants. So scary.
https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/protesters-heckle-vance-hegseth-miller-photo-op-dc/story
Comment by BE Thursday, Aug 21, 25 @ 2:33 pm
Darn it. Meant @Ares My apologies.
Comment by BE Thursday, Aug 21, 25 @ 2:33 pm