The city's lawsuit focuses on conditions set by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to qualify for the grants, including that cities give federal agents access to detention facilities. The city says complying with the federal rules would harm relations between the immigrant community and police on crime. Chicago has received the public safety grants since 2005, spending $33 million to purchase police vehicles and equipment. The Justice Department argues that tying public safety grants to conditions isn't new. In April, a federal judge suspended the Trump administration's orders in San Francisco and Santa Clara County, California.

Source: ABC News September 11, 2017 15:00 UTC