SPRINGFIELD – Should non-citizens be protected from U.S. Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers? That's what SB 31 will do, State Rep. John Cabello (R-Machesney Park) told Illinois Review Friday. Cabello signed onto a letter six state lawmakers sent to the governor Friday.
A Rockford police detective before being appointed to the Illinois House in 2012, SB 31's enactment would tie law enforcement's hands – something that's "concerning," Cabello said in a short interview:
SB 31 would protect non-citizens holed up in publicly-funded facilities throughout the state, making it one of the nation's most non-citizen protective states in the nation, Cabello said:
