McHenry County Sheriff Bill Prim and three other Illinois sheriffs filed a federal lawsuit to block the Illinois Trust Act, which says they are not allowed to detain someone based on immigration status. Prim, along with Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle, Stephenson County Sheriff David Snyders and Kankakee County Sheriff Mike Downey, filed the joint […]
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Letter: Lake County Sheriff says they will not enforce federal laws on immigrant community
Lake County Sheriff John Idleburg and dozens of law enforcement nationwide have signed a letter saying their agencies will not participate in federal immigration enforcement in hopes of gaining trust from the immigrant community. “In the wake of the August 3 El Paso mass shooting as well as the other acts of mass violence we […]