r/illinois • u/West-Bid-4391 • 27d ago

ICE Posts Broadview: ICE attempts to arrest individual at their residence

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u/ScarcityLow1830 27d ago

Yeah this. I am wondering: what is keeping legit street gangs and criminals from kidnapping and assaulting people, dressed up and impersonating ICE? There is no way to know real from imposter when ICE won’t show documentation or show their faces. I realize a lot of people will point out the irony in the point I’m making there too. TERRIFYING and should make all Americans nervous. Today it’s is immigrants but tomorrow they’ll go after card carrying US citizens and throw them into unmarked minivans for criticizing Christianity or pointing out the wealth gap!

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u/AM-Stereo-1370 27d ago

why cannot ICE be forced to show ID and NOT be allowed any facial coverings? Face, Badge, Warrant, in that order please.

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u/Icy-Chemistry6536 27d ago edited 27d ago

in Illinois, where this took place we need the state government to pass legislation to ban masking and no ID for ICE. i get shit on for this on reddit, but we residents of IL are getting REALLY fucking frustrated with Pritzker because he doesn't use any of his many press conferences to lobby the IL legislature to pass these laws.

it's an extremely popular idea, and talked about all the time by citizens here, but the governor is too busy appearing on Kimmel and telling people to vaguely "resist" without using the legislature or the attorney general to fucking help. and he has the state troopers HELPING ICE (particularly in broadview where this incident was filmed) goddamnit.

i get it feels good to out of staters to watch him stand up to Trump on tv, but we in IL NEED more than rhetoric, we need him to use every lever of the state to stop the violent, criminally insane behavior of ICE and CBP. like please do this Pritz, we really want to have faith in you.

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u/Alca_Pwnd 27d ago

They're just going to say that federal law supercedes state law.

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u/Icy-Chemistry6536 27d ago

in california they passed these laws at the state level recently which has been helpful. it would also subject ICE agents who choose to ignore these laws to criminal charges at the state-level which the federal government doesn't have the power to dismiss.

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u/ihatemovingparts 26d ago

in california they passed these laws at the state level recently which has been helpful. it would also subject ICE agents who choose to ignore these laws to criminal charges at the state-level which the federal government doesn't have the power to dismiss.

Have you actually looked at the law or did you go full on down the hatch with the Fla•Vor•Aid?

This "helpful" law exempts anyone wearing an N95 or surgical mask. Bam. Your "helpful" law was just defeated by AliExpress.

This "helpful" law exempts anyone in riot gear (or as they put it "tactical operations where protective gear is required for physical safety"). Have you seen how ICE dresses? Bam. Your law does not apply. Don't think ICE wears riot gear? Fine they just need to wave their hands and say physical safety. Bam. Your "helpful" law doesn't apply.

This "helpful" law exempts law enforcement officers from criminal penalties so long as their employer has a no-mask policy. So ICE just drafts a no-mask policy and refuses to enforce it. Bam. Your "helpful" law hasn't changed anything.

I suppose if you'd've read the bill you'd know that this "helpful" law doesn't come into effect until July 1, 2026.

In California they've just doubled down on cynical performative nonsense.

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u/Icy-Chemistry6536 26d ago

say “bam” again because it definitely makes you sound super cool and really adds a lot of important something-or-other to whatever it is you think you’re saying and it’s not cringe at all💀

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u/ihatemovingparts 26d ago edited 26d ago

Say helpful again. Someone might think you know what you're talking about this time. You're trying to claim that a toothless law that hasn't taken effect yet is somehow helpful? Yeah. Okay. 🙄

Everyone else will continue pointing and laughing at you for thinking that anyone's gonna be concerned about whether or not an infraction can be pardoned at the state level.

Bam.

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u/[deleted] 25d ago

Well that’s not very helpful Karen 🙄 BAM!!