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State Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer, R-Murrayville, said he is
introducing House Bill 1317 to repeal the law which prohibits
local enforcement from working with federal authorities to
detain illegal immigrants.
“This law, the TRUST Act, is the reason why federal authorities
have come to Illinois. It’s because Gov. [J.B.] Pritzker has
made it illegal for our local law enforcement to enforce federal
laws,” Davidsmeyer said. “The reality is that Gov. Pritzker is
more concerned about building his progressive national image
than he is about protecting Illinois families from murderers and
rapists.”
Last January, Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez and former state
Rep. and current Alderman Silvana Tabares, D-Chicago, proposed
an amendment to Chicago’s Welcoming City Ordinance. The measure
would have allowed cooperation with federal immigration officers
when people were arrested or convicted for gang crimes, drug
crimes, prostitution-related activities such as human
trafficking, or sex crimes involving minors.
The city council voted against the proposal. Lopez said Mayor
Brandon Johnson and his supporters essentially told the federal
government to work without cooperation.
“You challenged them to go do that, and yet you cry here and say
we’re under attack, that we’re going to stand in solidarity. You
should have thought about that eight months ago,” Lopez said.
Alderperson Jessica Fuentes interrupted Lopez’ speech to call
him a hypocrite. Lopez responded by saying Fuentes was a
hypocrite, because she came from Puerto Rico where she was
guaranteed citizenship.
The council rejected Lopez’ request to censure Fuentes.
“You all, including yourself…” Lopez said to the mayor.
“Yes, direct it towards me,” Johnson said.
“You all brought this on the people of the city Chicago. As you
sit here today and say, ‘We’re going to celebrate your
heritage,’ you are the hypocrites. You are the liars. You are
the ones who allowed this to happen in your communities, because
you had the chance to protect people and said, ‘No,’” Lopez
said.
Davidsmeyer said the Chicago mayor has shown nothing but
contempt for law enforcement.
The Department of Homeland Security said federal agencies would
continue to liberate Chicago from violent criminal illegal
aliens.
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