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NEWS NIGHT Crystal Paul of Block Club Chicago Identifying 271 Midway Blitz Border Patrol Agents Casey Toner of the Illinois Answers Project Illinois Gamblers Lost $7.7 B in 2025 Alone, But Lawmakers Only Provide Spare Change for Treatment Mitch Armentrout of the Chicago Sun-Times Scandal in Springfield: One State Rep. Resigns, Another Federally Indicted On Wire Fraud Charges Wednesday, July 29th at 7 PM Mouse Arts and Letters Club, 555 W. 31st St.
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Excerpt from an article reading: Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain said that if they received a warrant issued by a judge, they will comply with it. The TRUST Act does state that a law enforcement agency may transfer an individual into an immigration agent’s custody if presented with a federal criminal warrant. However, according to the self-reported data to the Attorney General’s Office, the Kane County Sheriff fulfilled either an immigration detainer or civil immigrant warrant — which are signed by immigration officers, not judges. Hain was not immediately aware of the details of the two instances cited in the report.
The Jackson County Sheriff sent a copy of an updated contract without an ICE rider that was signed four days after WTTW News sent an inquiry. Contract reads: 11. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED SPECIFICALLY HEREIN, ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE IGA DOCUMENT REFERRED TO IN BLOCK 1, REMAIN UNCHANGED. TERMS OF THIS MODIFICATION: The purpose of this modification is to: 1. Remove U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as an authorized rider to the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) listed in Block #19 on Page 1 in compliance with the TRUST ACT and the ILLINOIS WAY FORWARD ACT. NO OTHER TERMS OR CONDITIONS ARE AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE
Copy from story linked in previous tweet: Patterson has a list of questions around what could happen if physical mail is no longer available: “What happens to my ability to receive books? Academic articles? Greeting cards? I do a lot of writing for an online public my partner created, as well as publishing excerpts of fictional stories … how will I navigate that? Will there be extra censorship to communications?” “If IDOC is willing to provide state of the art services to accommodate residents, then it’s a good thing,” Patterson wrote. “But we also know that the mail isn’t the only/main source of contraband in these institutions. So, what are you really trying to stop?”