Immigration groups urge Rauner to sign Trust Act

Posted on July 26, 2017
Illinois People's Action
Volunteers from the Keep Families Together Coalition, including ACLU, Illinois People’s Action, Not In Our Town, YWCA, League of Women Voters, Unitarian church placed calls from the Illinois People’s Action office, 510 E. Washington, Bloomington to Gov. Bruce Rauner’s Tuesday to urge him to pass the Trust Act. (Photo courtesy WMBD-TV)

By Lindsey Harrison/WMBD-TV

BLOOMINGTON – Community leaders, from multiple local organizations, gathered in the old Bloomington Junior High building on Tuesday.

They encouraged people to tell Gov. Bruce Rauner to sign the Trust Act. If signed into law, it would prevent state or local police from detaining or arresting people based on citizenship or immigration status.

“They would still have to comply with Federal or Judicial warrants that have been reviewed by a judge,” said Charlotte Alvarez, Executive Director of the Immigration Project. “But they would not comply with these optional requests that are hurting our immigrant community.”

Alvarez said this won’t solve all immigration problems, but it’s a step in the right direction.

“They would still have to comply with Federal or Judicial warrants that have been reviewed by a judge, but they would not comply with these optional requests that are hurting our immigrant community,” Alvarez said.

The community leaders are also pushing for a welcoming city ordinance in McLean County.

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