Illinois Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker says the state follows the law. President Donald Trump has often singled out Chicago and Illinois, which have some of the strongest sanctuary laws in the U.S.

The lawsuit accuses city, county, and state authorities of ‘minimally enforcing—and oftentimes affirmatively thwarting’ federal immigration law.

In its lawsuit, filed Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice says Chicago’s Welcoming City Act, Cook County’s Ordinance 11-O-73 and Illinois’ Way Forward Act allegedly discriminate against the