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* Daily Herald…
A tide of concern about recent migrant busing into Kane County reached its apex [last] week as residents packed a county board meeting to overflow status with calls to reject any move toward a formal sanctuary county proclamation.
Sanctuary cities are viewed as being welcoming to migrants, including those who make unauthorized border crossings. After waiting two hours to speak, County Board Chair Corinne Pierog told them they were too late.
Kane County already is a sanctuary county, Pierog said. She pointed to state legislation approved in 2017 and signed by then-Gov. Bruce Rauner.
“The Trust Act made 102 counties in the state of Illinois what you would consider a sanctuary county,” Pierog told the raucous audience. “You are asking if I’m advocating Kane County be a sanctuary county? That was already done by a Republican governor. I cannot undo state law.” […]
Citing a “humanitarian and budgetary catastrophe” for Chicago caused by a migrant influx in recent months, Illinois House Republicans and Illinois House Minority Leader Tony McCombie still have active petitions on their websites calling for the repeal of the act. McCombie and other Republicans have also pushed bills to erase the Trust Act from the books.
* Something that always seems to get lost in the debate are these passages from Rauner’s press release…
The Northern District of Illinois federal court has found that immigration detainer orders from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are illegal. SB 31 reinforces that court ruling. Furthermore, under the TRUST Act, law enforcement shall not stop, arrest, search, detain or continue to detain a person solely due to immigration status. Instead, detainment will require a warrant issued by a judge. The new law will improve connectivity between immigrants and law enforcement, making Illinois safer for all residents. […]
The TRUST Act makes clear that Illinois will be a good partner with the federal government, and law enforcement will continue communicating with federal immigration and law enforcement officials. […]
SB 31 was the result of compromise and negotiations. It is supported by law enforcement, including the Illinois State Police, and immigration groups.
“The TRUST Act does not prohibit state and local law enforcement from working with federal law enforcement, and it does nothing to change law enforcement’s ability to arrest and detain individuals who commit criminal acts and hold them accountable to the fullest extent of the law,” Illinois State Police Director Leo P. Schmitz said. “No person should fear the police, and everyone in Illinois should feel welcome and safe to contact the police for safety.”
posted by Rich Miller
Monday, Mar 4, 24 @ 12:32 pm
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==Trust Act==
The only thing this does is say that the state will not be the primary enforcer of immigration law and that immigration status will not be the reason law enforcement arrests someone. And this is as it should be.
And repealing this Act will do absolutely nothing in terms of the migrants coming to Illinois.
Comment by Demoralized Monday, Mar 4, 24 @ 12:36 pm
Wait, is it “bogeyman”? I thought it was “boogeyman”. Have I been misspelling that forever?
But I digress. The Doom Grifters need souls. Subject matter irrelevant.
Comment by Anonymous Monday, Mar 4, 24 @ 1:20 pm
===I thought it was “boogeyman”===
That’s the song. And it’s boogieman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ee3C2m3OXE
Comment by Rich Miller Monday, Mar 4, 24 @ 1:24 pm
Be it early morning, late afternoon
Or at midnight, it’s never too soon
Comment by Rich Miller Monday, Mar 4, 24 @ 1:26 pm
At least they didn’t blame it on Madigan.
Comment by GoneFishing Monday, Mar 4, 24 @ 1:30 pm
“At least they didn’t blame it on Madigan.”
Just wait.
Comment by Proud Sucker Monday, Mar 4, 24 @ 2:06 pm
There are many days that I wish I had a horn section.
Comment by Occasionally Moderated Monday, Mar 4, 24 @ 3:13 pm
Too bad JB forgot SIU has a fermentation program up and running. Kinda like GovJunk saying UofI needing a Chicago campus to build out the Rezko land
Comment by Annonin' Monday, Mar 4, 24 @ 4:11 pm
Kind-of a bougieman here, though, since it’s middle class people complaining about poor migrants.
Comment by Suburban Mom Monday, Mar 4, 24 @ 4:17 pm
The transformation of Kane County from solid red to a 19-8 Dem majority on the board is something I never saw coming when I moved here 30 years ago.
Comment by Lefty Lefty Monday, Mar 4, 24 @ 9:15 pm