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Glendale Heights police describe limits under Illinois 'Trust Act,' cite Plyler v. Doe to reassure schools
Summary
Police Chief Pappas told the committee that Illinois law prevents officers from detaining people solely for immigration status absent a judge‑signed federal warrant, and cited the U.S. Supreme Court's Plyler v. Doe as protecting children’s access to public education regardless of immigration status.
Chief Pappas of the Glendale Heights Police Department addressed resident questions at the Feb. 6 Committee of the Whole about how local police interact with federal immigration authorities, saying Illinois law — commonly referred to in the meeting as the “Trust Act” — prevents officers from detaining people solely on immigration status unless a judge issues a federal warrant.
“The Trust Act says that no officer that is an officer in Illinois can detain somebody based on their immigration status or a retainer from the immigration, federal immigration office,” Chief Pappas…
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