The U.S. Department of Justice's lawsuit against Illinois, Cook County and Chicago over sanctuary city policies has been dismissed by a judge, the ABC7 I-team has learned.

U.S. District Court Judge Lindsay C. Jenkins for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division said the Trump administration “lacks standing” to invalidate the state, city and county laws that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.

A federal judge in Chicago on Friday blocked the Trump administration’s challenge to policies in the state of Illinois, the city of Chicago and Cook County that limit the powers of state and local police in assisting federal law enforcement on immigration-related matters.

Border patrol encounters hit historic lows under Trump with zero releases for two months, compared to Biden's administration which released thousands of inadmissible aliens monthly

U.S. District Judge Lindsay Jenkins ruled that the Trump administration's efforts to force the state and city to comply with federal immigration law was an “end-run around the Tenth Amendment," which protects states from federal overreach.

Under normal circumstances, these events would draw millions of visitors, generate billions of dollars in tourism and showcase America on the world stage.

ABC News correspondent Martha Raddatz fact-checked LA Mayor Karen Bass on Trump's immigration policies as border crossings hit record lows under the new administration.

Only about one-quarter of U.S. adults say that President Donald Trump's policies have helped them since he took office,

If FIFA is serious about its ideals and the unifying potential of its marquee event, it must confront the divisiveness the United States is sowing.