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Highland Park residents press council for stronger limits on federal immigration enforcement; mayor cites Illinois Trust Act
Summary
Public commenters urged Highland Park to take stronger action to limit ICE activity; Mayor Rotering outlined existing city protections under the Illinois Trust Act, city resources and outreach, and pledged continued engagement with legal and community partners.
A wave of public comments on Nov. 10 pressed the Highland Park City Council to move beyond statements and adopt stronger measures to limit federal immigration enforcement activity in the city.
At the start of the public-comment period, resident Ken Temkin said he was disappointed the city's response so far had been “tepid” and called on the council to ‘‘join hands with our neighboring Chicago and communities and learn from what they're doing and implement by whatever means a solid condemnation of DHS ICE and a menu of actions to limit DHS ICE activity in our community.’’ Several other…
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