Donald Trump’s mass deportation pledge could test Chicago’s immigrant protections – Chicago Tribune/MSN

“I would say yes and no,” Nicole Hallett, clinical professor of law at the University of Chicago, said when asked if state and municipal laws kneecap immigration enforcement. “The Welcoming City ordinance does not prevent any enforcement from happening in the city of Chicago or anywhere else. ICE can fully operate … (but) it can make it a lot harder for the federal government to have an effective immigration enforcement plan.”