Stephenson County Sheriff David Snyders is one of three complaintants in a lawsuit against the Trust Act.
Stephenson County Sheriff David Snyders is one of three complaintants in a lawsuit against the Trust Act.
Four Illinois sheriffs hope a lawsuit would block a law that prevents them from detaining immigrant prisoners without a federal warrant, reported the Herald & Review.
The Illinois Trust Act prohibits local law enforcement from holding people without a warrant from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and prohibits local officials from asking about a person’s immigration status.
The complainants in the litigation filed early last month against Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul are McHenry County Sheriff Bill Prim, Kankakee County Sheriff Mike Downey, Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle and Stephenson County Sheriff David Snyders.
According to the suit, the federal government alone has broad authority “to regulate matters pertaining to immigration and the status of aliens.” The Trust Act is obstructing enforcement of federal law, the suit claims, the Herald & Review reported.
The plaintiffs stated in a news release that the Trust Act has subjected them and their offices to litigation for a number of years, with three of the four having been sued for alleged violations of the Act.
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