Illinois AG: The Federal Government Cannot Commandeer Local and State Officials, and I‘m Going To Stand By Our Constitution

ACOSTA Mr Attorney General ░░░░░░░░ immigration crackdown is sparking ░░░░░░░░ across the country I ░░░░░░░░ sure you re hearing ░░░░░░░░ migrants are refusing to ░░░░░░░░ their homes They don ░░░░░░░░ want to go to ░░░░░░░░ They don t want ░░░░░░░░ go to work We ░░░░░░░░ of two young sisters ░░░░░░░░ a Chicago suburb who ░░░░░░░░ t gone to school ░░░░░░░░ Trump took office And ░░░░░░░░ s listen to a ░░░░░░░░ who says her father ░░░░░░░░ taken by ICE yesterday ░░░░░░░░ living in the U ░░░░░░░░ for 30 years Let ░░░░░░░░ listen to this Clip ░░░░░░░░ MARQUINA They just take ░░░░░░░░ like this I m ░░░░░░░░ heartbroken myself and I ░░░░░░░░ t really imagine little ░░░░░░░░ whose families are breaking ░░░░░░░░ because of this Clip ░░░░░░░░ ACOSTA Mr Attorney General ░░░░░░░░ do you say to ░░░░░░░░ migrants in your state ░░░░░░░░ now who are terrified ░░░░░░░░ I guess what s ░░░░░░░░ message to the White ░░░░░░░░ Border Czar Tom Homan ░░░░░░░░ You know the reality ░░░░░░░░ you know I m ░░░░░░░░ I m a son ░░░░░░░░ Haitian immigrants and who ░░░░░░░░ tremendous contributions to this ░░░░░░░░ during their decades here ░░░░░░░░ that we have millions ░░░░░░░░ immigrants who are doing ░░░░░░░░ same With upon whom ░░░░░░░░ economy leans off And ░░░░░░░░ think this is going ░░░░░░░░ have an upsetting effect ░░░░░░░░ our economy on the ░░░░░░░░ of our communities These ░░░░░░░░ people who make contributions ░░░░░░░░ taxes and are just ░░░░░░░░ of the fabric of ░░░░░░░░ community here in Chicago ░░░░░░░░ throughout the nation ACOSTA ░░░░░░░░ Mr Attorney General I ░░░░░░░░ one thing that we ░░░░░░░░ from Tom Homan or ░░░░░░░░ this administration is that ░░░░░░░░ are warning public officials ░░░░░░░░ yourself not to get ░░░░░░░░ the way of these ░░░░░░░░ operations What s your ░░░░░░░░ to that And are ░░░░░░░░ making any I guess ░░░░░░░░ on your part to ░░░░░░░░ Hang on a second ░░░░░░░░ can t go in ░░░░░░░░ and do some of ░░░░░░░░ things that you re ░░░░░░░░ to do Or are ░░░░░░░░ concerned that if you ░░░░░░░░ that the administration will ░░░░░░░░ after come after you ░░░░░░░░ Well I you know ░░░░░░░░ I I don t ░░░░░░░░ to such intimidation tactics ░░░░░░░░ I have no intent ░░░░░░░░ interfering with legal immigration ░░░░░░░░ processes What is clear ░░░░░░░░ in the state of ░░░░░░░░ is that we have ░░░░░░░░ trust act that says ░░░░░░░░ local and state law ░░░░░░░░ resources cannot be used ░░░░░░░░ such unless there s ░░░░░░░░ federal criminal warrant or ░░░░░░░░ other federal law And ░░░░░░░░ it s my duty ░░░░░░░░ uphold the law of ░░░░░░░░ state of Illinois We ░░░░░░░░ a 10th Amendment that ░░░░░░░░ that grows out of ░░░░░░░░ an anti commandeering doctrine ░░░░░░░░ says that the federal ░░░░░░░░ cannot commandeer local and ░░░░░░░░ officials who do the ░░░░░░░░ of the federal government ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ by our Constitution I ░░░░░░░░ going to stand by ░░░░░░░░ our state law.”