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Glendale Heights police reiterate Trust Act limits on local cooperation with ICE
Summary
Trustee asked about Immigration and Customs Enforcement presence; police confirmed local law enforcement does not work with ICE under the Trust Act and advised residents to call police if uncertain.
A trustee asked the Village Board Thursday what the village’s policy is when Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents appear in town. Chief Pappas responded that, under the state’s Trust Act, local law enforcement in Illinois does not work with ICE to conduct immigration enforcement.
Chief Pappas explained the department does not receive advance notice when ICE is in town and that the most common way the village learns of an ICE presence is when residents call to report it. He advised that residents who are uncertain whether persons at their door are ICE agents should call the local police department; officers will respond, make initial inquiries and, if needed, help families locate relatives taken by federal immigration authorities or refer them to social service programs that provide assistance.
The board discussion included concern from Trustee Siddiqui about unmarked vehicles and masked agents. Chief Pappas reiterated the department’s approach: call police if there is uncertainty and the department will investigate and provide referrals to social services if family members were detained. No change to village policy was proposed or adopted; the exchange served as a public clarification of current practice.
