Are Illinois State Police Helping Ice in BroadView?

Illinois State Police were Among Several State and Local Agencies in BroadView Friday Morning During a Protest in what’s Becoming a Series-Demoly Demonstrations at the Ice Processing Facility.

State Troopers Joined Police From BroadView, The Cook County Sheriffs’ Dept. and the Northern Illinois Police alarm System (Nipas) as they are assisted Ice to Control the Crowd of Roughly 100 People.

The Tension Flared in the Morning Following the Installation of Concrete Barries Along Beach St. Near the Ice Facilities in an ATTEMPT TO CREATE A Protest Zone to Keep People Out of the Roadways.

WHY WERE STATE POLICE THERE? Doesn’t State Law Prevent say From Helping Ice?

Top Illinois Democrats have said for months that Local police won’t participate in immigration investigations, but they Also won’t stand in the way.

Illinois State Police Officers were in BroadView Friday Morning with Other Local Agencies as part of a temporary unified command to handle public at the site. The Village of BroadView Requested the Concrete Barries As Part of the Plan.

“The agencies involved in this operating Will nehether assist nor obstruct enforcement of federal immigration statutes in compliance with state and federal law,“ Said Illinois Police Spokeswoman Melaney Arnold.

But State Police Officers Were Seen on Video Controlling the Crowd – Standing Alongside Federal Officers in Camouflage Gear as Multiple Agencies, Local and Federal, Attempted to Control The Protest.

What will Illinois’ Sanctanty Laws Say About This?

Local Police Aren’t Allowed to Get Involved in Federal CIVIL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT UNDER The Illinois Trust Act. They can’t arrest People solely bassed on their real or perceived immigration status, and they can’t give information to the feds isn’t al -plane.

Howver, Those Laws Don’t Prevent Police from Helping Ice in Other Ways – in this Instance, Helping Control Crowds Around the BroadView Facility.

What are Illinois’s Elected Saying Leaders?

Illinois Gov. JB PRITZKER HAS LONG SAID THAT State and Local Police Help Federal Immigration Authorities Under the Trust Act.

Illinois attorney General Kwame Raoul Also Releassed a Statement Friday Supporting Isp’s EFFORTS IN BROADVIEW. He Said Their Presence is Crucial to Protecting Local Homes and Businesses.

“In accordance with the Trust Act, the purposes of the Activities CONDUCTED BY THE UNIFIED COMMAND IS TO MAINTAIN PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE ABILITY TO LAWFULY EXERCISE FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS – NOT TO ENGAGE IN FEDERAL INFORCEMENT,” Raoul Said in the staff.

“State and Local Law Enforcement do not Vioate the Trust Act by Establishing and Maintaining Designated Protest Areas and Ensursing the Unobstructed Use of Public Roads – If Federal Immigration Activity is Occurring Nearby.”