Board of Commissioners of Cook County - File #: 25-3451

• File #: 25-3451
• Version: 2
• Name: DENOUNCING CALLOUS AND DECEPTIVE TACTICS OF FEDERAL AGENTS INCLUDING U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT AGENTS IN REGARD TO IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Approved
• File created: 7/18/2025
• In control: Human Relations Committee
• On agenda: 7/24/2025
• Final action: 9/18/2025
• Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE TO FILE 25-3451 PROPOSED RESOLUTION DENOUNCING THE TACTICS OF FEDERAL AGENTS INCLUDING U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT AGENTS WHEREAS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has more than 20,000 law enforcement officers in more than 400 offices in the United States and around the world, counts with an annual budget of $8 billion, and whose work is carried out by units such as Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO); and WHEREAS, under the Trump Administration, ICE and other deputized agents assigned have increasingly used deceptive tactics and brutal force to separate and intimidate immigrant families and individuals, most of whom do not have a criminal record; and WHEREAS, attorneys, nonprofit organizations, and media outlets have reported agents using deceitful practices to arrest and detain individuals without a warrant; and WHEREAS, deceitful practices include the use of data b...
• Sponsors: JESSICA VÁSQUEZ, ALMA E. ANAYA, KEVIN B. MORRISON, JOSINA MORITA, FRANK J. AGUILAR, SCOTT R. BRITTON, JOHN P. DALEY, BRIDGET DEGNEN, BILL LOWRY, DR. KISHA E. McCASKILL, DONNA MILLER, STANLEY MOORE, MICHAEL SCOTT JR., TARA S. STAMPS, MAGGIE TREVOR

Date	Ver.	Action By	Motion	Result
9/18/2025	1	Board of Commissioners	approve as substituted	Pass
9/17/2025	1	Human Relations Committee	accept as substituted	Pass
9/17/2025	2	Human Relations Committee	recommend for approval as substituted	Pass
7/24/2025	1	Board of Commissioners	refer	Pass

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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE TO FILE 25-3451

PROPOSED RESOLUTION DENOUNCING THE TACTICS OF FEDERAL AGENTS INCLUDING U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT AGENTS

WHEREAS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has more than 20,000 law enforcement officers in more than 400 offices in the United States and around the world, counts with an annual budget of $8 billion, and whose work is carried out by units such as Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO); and

WHEREAS, under the Trump Administration, ICE and other deputized agents assigned have increasingly used deceptive tactics and brutal force to separate and intimidate immigrant families and individuals, most of whom do not have a criminal record; and

WHEREAS, attorneys, nonprofit organizations, and media outlets have reported agents using deceitful practices to arrest and detain individuals without a warrant; and

WHEREAS, deceitful practices include the use of data brokers to access the personal data of thousands in Cook County, identifying real-time data on people's whereabouts; and

WHEREAS, agents have arrested and detained U.S. citizens, and residents seeking legal status who are lawfully abiding by immigration procedures set forth by federal officials; and

WHEREAS, such arrests have occurred at immigration court hearings even after cases get dismissed upon ICE motions and at short-notice check-ins; and

WHEREAS, agents have also engaged in "collateral arrests" that include individuals with lawful work permits, student visas, legal permanent residency, and in some cases, tourists, reporters, and even U.S. citizens; and

WHEREAS, in their efforts to detain immigrants, ICE agents have engaged in physical altercations with peaceful protestors, many of whom are Cook County residents; and

WHEREAS, many ICE agents have resorted to using face coverings and refusing to provide identification while in their official capacity; and

WHERE...