President Donald Trump has been critical of Chicago's status as a sanctuary city.
The groups filing the lawsuit said the planned raids are retaliatory in nature.
The immigrant advocacy groups said in a statement they "filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration's plans to carry out raids in Chicago, the city at the epicenter of the Sanctuary Movement. Represented by Just Futures Law and Community Justice, Civil Rights Clinic of Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and MK Law, plaintiffs allege that the administration's announced raids are retaliatory in nature and violate the First Amendment. Groups are asking for an emergency hearing."
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The plaintiffs of the lawsuit include Organized Communities Against Deportation, Brighton park Neighborhood Council, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights and Raise the Floor Alliance, according to lawsuit documents.
The defendants are Benjamin Huffman, the acting secretary of homeland security, Caleb Vitello, the acting director of Immigration Customs and Enforcement, and ICE in their official capacities, the lawsuit states.
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A U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement spokesperson said they do not comment on ongoing litigation.
No further information was immediately available.