CHICAGO (WLS) — Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed an executive order Thursday establishing the “Illinois Accountability Commission,” which is focused on immigration agents.
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Pritzker said the commission will have three core missions.
First is to create a public record “of the abuses;” capture the impact on families and communities; and last the group will recommend actions to “prevent further harm.”
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Ruben Castillo, former judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois will serve as the chair. Attorney Patricia Brown Holmes will serve as vice chair.
Others that form the commission includes Aurora Austriaco, University of Chicago Professor Susan R. Gzesh, Linda Xóchitl Tortolero and retired CPD Commander Cindy Sam.
The governor said the community will be able to reach out to report activity in the future on www.ilac.gov.
At last check, the website was not yet active.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security shared the following statement with ABC7 Thursday afternoon:
“Once again, Governor Pritzker continues to smear law enforcement who simply enforcing the rule of law and are putting their lives on the line to remove violent criminals from Illinois because JB Pritzker refuses to do his job. DHS law enforcement officers follow the law and the U.S. Constitution. Violent rioters and terrorists have opened fire on law enforcement officers, thrown rocks, bottles, and fireworks at them, slashed the tires of their vehicles, and have destroyed multiple law enforcement vehicles. Others have chosen to ignore commands and have attempted to impede law enforcement operations and used their vehicles as weapons against our officers. They have routinely been doxxed, stalked and threatened by vicious gangs and unhinged activists. Despite these grave threats and dangerous situations, our law enforcement show incredible restraint and professionalism in exhausting all options before any kind of non-lethal force is used.”
The new commission was created under an executive order the governor signed on Thursday.
On Wednesday, a federal judge agreed to extend a temporary restraining order blocking deployment of the National Guard in the Chicago area indefinitely.
The initial TRO was set to expire on Thursday, but will now continue.
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