Skillicorn Pans Dem Law to Ignore ICE Holds

From State Rep. Allen Skillicorn:

Rep. Allen Skillicorn: Communities are in Danger Thanks to Illinois Department of Corrections’ Radical Immigration Policies

Crystal Lake, IL – State Representative Allen Skillicorn (R-Crystal Lake) says Illinois communities are unnecessarily at risk thanks to radical policies at the Illinois Department of Corrections that allows convicted felons to be released.

In 2019, there were 223 immigrants who were transferred to the Jerome Combs Detention Center in Kankakee. These individuals had all served time at an IDOC facility and all were felons.

They were transferred to the Jerome Combs Detention Center at the request of ICE.

Then, beginning in 2020, the notifications for these transfers stopped.

“What is essentially happening here is the Illinois Department of Corrections is releasing people directly into the community and ignoring ICE transfer requests,” Skillicorn said.

“These are all felons and many of them are very dangerous people. Our communities are at risk because our own state government refuses to follow federal law.

People’s lives are at stake so that Governor JB Pritzker can smile at the TV cameras and talk about how ‘compassionate’ he is.

“Gov. Pritzker is putting Illinois families at risk and it is wrong.”

Skillicorn said there is no warning about when the prison releases are taking place.

“There is no warning or a heads up to local enforcement about these releases; they are simply just released into the communities where they have been serving time,” Skillicorn said.

“People in Illinois communities are at risk and they do not even know it.”

The Kankakee County Sheriff Office reviewed the transfers completed in 2019 and found that the individuals requested by ICE and transferred to the Kankakee correctional facility had been convicted of committing the following crimes in Illinois:

  • 36 individuals were found guilty of sexual offenses against minors, including crimes against individuals as young as 5 years old;
  • 11 individuals were found guilty of murder, attempted murder or intent to kill or injure;
  • 19 individuals were found guilty of predatory criminal sexual assault;
  • 33 individuals were found guilty of a criminal offense involving a weapon;
  • 50 individuals were found guilty of drug offenses involving a substance other than cannabis;
  • 55 individuals were found guilty of felony-level traffic offenses including aggravated DUI, having a fourth DUI or a DUI resulting in death.

“I am calling on the Governor and the Illinois Department of Corrections to end this dangerous policy and to work with local enforcement officials,” Skillicorn said.

“Dangerous criminals whether they are citizens or illegal immigrants need to be behind bars – not roaming the streets. It is time to put the safety of our citizens and our communities first.”


Comments

Skillicorn Pans Dem Law to Ignore ICE Holds — 3 Comments

  1. Just read that one just raped a toddler.

    Way to go Chicago, now Trump is gonna take way your Federal grants.

  2. gus, you are a man after my own heart!

    Sanctuary State is BS to the Max!

  3. Pritzker, the newest puppet of dictator Madigan.

    Keep up the pressure on all these DA things those
    two do Skillicorn, PLEASE !

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