Illinois House Minority Leader Tony McCombie talked to WGN’s Sean Lewis about recently signed legislation, HB1312, and the unintended consequences the pro-immigration bill will have on law enforcement at the state and federal levels.
“I think it’s going to end up being a bill that puts local law enforcement in a bad position with the feds,” Illinois House Minority Leader Tony McCombie said. “We have a couple folks in law enforcement in our caucus, and they were quick to state the federal government is going to do what the federal government is going to do.
“This really just ties the hands of, again, local law enforcement in assisting and aiding federal law enforcement, when it’s necessary. That’s what we really should be talking about—fixing the TRUST Act so local law enforcement can work with the feds.”
Read more about the recently signed law here: Gov. JB Pritzker signs bill protecting immigrants from federal enforcement in Illinois.