It’s almost like state laws do not apply to federal law enforcement operations like this
Immigration arrests near county courthouses still persist, despite state law
Lucia Vasquez-Gonzalez thought she was doing the right thing when she went to court in March.
Vasquez-Gonzalez migrated to the U.S. in search of a better life but did not have legal permission to live here. In January, she was charged with one count of misdemeanor domestic battery in a confrontation with her roommate, according to court records, but she appeared before a judge hoping to take care of the matter responsibly — despite the risk posed by continuing immigration activity around Cook County courthouses.
After leaving court, though, Vasquez-Gonzalez said she was stopped by immigration agents a couple of blocks from the building and pulled out of her car.
“I was in complete shock because I didn’t know what was happening,” Vasquez-Gonzalez told the Tribune in Spanish. “I was like, ‘Why are they arresting me if I didn’t do anything bad? … And then they said, ‘No, it is because you missed the first rule of immigration, which was don’t get into any problems.’
Yeah, you’re here illegally, you assaulted your roommate, and now you have to pay that piper. Wild how all the illegals want to come to the U.S., which Democrats tell us is a horrible country, eh? Why do they not go to other countries?
In December, Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law a ban on federal agents making certain arrests near courthouses and easing a path for individuals to sue if they think their rights were violated during civil immigration arrests.
The Court Access, Safety and Participation Act, which is being challenged by the Trump administration, followed an order issued by Cook County’s chief judge at the time, Tim Evans, similarly barring civil immigration enforcement around county courthouses.
Despite the measures, though, the presence of immigration agents around Cook County courthouses is stubbornly persistent, according to a Tribune review of a tracker maintained by the Cook County public defender’s office.
Since the beginning of the year, immigration agents have been in or around county courthouses at least 50 times through June 9 — a rate of more than twice per week.
“What they are doing is interfering with the operation of state courts,” said Jonathan Manes, senior counsel for the MacArthur Justice Center’s Illinois office. “They are making it very difficult for people to access justice here in Illinois.”
What Illinois is doing is refusing to hand over illegal aliens to federal law enforcement. And, there’s not an f’ing thing Illinois can do about NICE coming around and arresting illegals.
Immigration enforcement works most efficiently when ICE agents goes to where the illegals are. If they have to go to court, then that’s near courthouses.
Not that hard to go where they are. Thanks to the biden administration there are illegal aliens in every city, every state and even most rural areas. You can’t swing a dead cat over your head without hitting one. Approx 20% of us residents are first gen aliens. It’s like going fishing on one of those rivers where the fish jump into your boat.
If they went to the schools, NICE could haul them away by the bussload.
Every so-called “American” without at least 50% Native American (ie, First Nation) genetics should be suspect and either naturalized or deported.
Oh, that makes so much sense Rimjob.
I’m as native American as we get: my family have been on these shores for 406 years, my parents were not only Americans, but American soldiers, and my family not only settled these lands, but we created this country.
The Indians? They lost the war to conquer this country.
406 years?? LOL. The original Americans have been here thousands of years. Did your Greek illegal ancestors come over on the Mayflower? Your forebears reached the shores not long after black folks arrived!
YOU did not create this country. But you are contributing to its destruction.
Your ancestors and mine committed genocide on the original Americans. We can’t do much about that now, but a little less chest thumping and a bit more humility may be in order.
But after all, might makes right. Your grandchildren great-grands may turn out to work for their Chinese overlords once they conquer America. Maybe they can learn to manufacture solar panels or to handle nuclear materials.
Wow thanks comrade for parading your intelligence, arrogance and character in one post. Now its time for your drag queen show.
BJ Jackoff,
Strong rebuttals, all.
Are you also a white, christian nationalist like the other conservaturd commenters here?
Our white christian nationalis Mr Dana assumes that every immigrant at the courthouse is “illegal”. Like his hero, Mr Donny, he has no respect for our courts or our laws.
After all, Queen Donny of Orange IS the law!!! His ICE thugs can murder with impunity, and our government from the WH on down clumsily covers it up! Donny’s white christian natiionalist devotees love him for this. “Laws? We don’t no stinkin’ laws!!”
According to our white christian nationalist (fascist) brethren and cistern, ALL immigrants are illegal!!
The United States will never be “normal” until Donny is gone.
Is Lynn a white Christian?
Do you consider her “normal”, Rimjob?
Our resident non white fascist nationalist tells us that laws are made to be broken. So tired of these racists and their endless bs.
Over the years the Conservaturds have ALWAYS proclaimed that the United States Federal Government has absolute dominion over the individual states!!!
States’ Rights take a back seat to the needs of the Feds!!
As Mr Teach puts it: “It’s almost like state laws do not apply to federal law enforcement operations”
It’s embarrassing when a state like Minnesota tries to prosecute a ICE thug for murdering Minnesota citizens! LOL. The poorly trained ICE goons ARE Feds, therefore immune to state law!!
It’s almost like Rimjob doesn’t understand Federal law. or something..
The commie believes he is the law. Its a prerequisite to be a commie.
Oh, my-“murdering Minn. citizens”. Is self-defense now called “murder” in lib-speak?