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

A federal judge has dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit against Illinois and Chicago over sanctuary policies that the government has said interfere with federal immigration enforcement.

A federal judge in Chicago dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit challenging sanctuary policies for immigrants in Illinois and Chicago.

The Justice Department had sued the leaders of Illinois, Chicago and Cook County over policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration officials.

A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Justice Department that accused the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago of unlawfully interfering with President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration.

The Justice Department claimed that Illinois leaders had been “minimally enforcing — and oftentimes affirmatively thwarting” federal investigations, resulting in “countless criminals being released into Chicago.

A federal 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.