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(Breitbart) Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) is suggesting Democrats may attempt to prosecute Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents for enforcing federal immigration law.
During an interview with FOX 32 Chicago this week, Pritzker proposed prosecuting DHS officials and ICE agents for arresting illegal aliens in the sanctuary state of Illinois.
“The tables will turn one day,” Prtizker told reporter Paris Schutz:
These people should recognize that maybe they’re not gonna get prosecuted today, although we’re looking at doing that, but they may get prosecuted after the Trump administration because the statute of limitations would not have run out. [Emphasis added]
Pritzker said he was in talks with Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul (D) and other attorneys regarding a potential criminal investigation into DHS officials and ICE agents.
First off, the federal government has primacy on immigration matters. The duly elected Legislative Branch has passed the laws that ICE, DHS, etc, enforce. They cannot be prosecuted for enforcing the laws as written, regardless of what Pritzker says. Nor can they be prosecuted by state courts. Perhaps JB should be familiar with
18 U.S.C. 1501: Interfering With a Federal Officer
18 U.S.C. § 115 – Threatening Public Officials
In case JB is unfamiliar with Donald J Trump and Tom Homan, he should read up on them.
Letitia James famously said, many times, in her persecution of Donald Trump, “No one is above the law,” yet His Corpulence wants to prosecute ICE agents from enforcing the law?
B18 U.S.C. § 115 – Threatening Public Officials
Corpulent Donnie breaks that law every day. Lock Him Up!!!