Lots of people are horrified by Donald Trump and his minions charging anti-ICE protestors in federal court, as they should be.

But did you know that elected Democrats are also charging protestors, and letting ICE agents off the hook for breaking the law? Probably not, and that's why Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke is getting away with it! Let's make sure she knows we're paying attention.

State prosecutors have the power to hold ICE agents accountable for breaking the law; most criminal charges are filed in state courts. In fact, in April, Minnesota prosecutors brought charges against an ICE agent. Meanwhile, in Chicago, Eileen has the power to charge ICE agents, and she hasn't used it once. She charged Chicago protestors, instead.

ICE agents in Illinois murdered Silverio Villegas-Gonzales, and the Illinois State Police and Cook County State's Attorney didn't bother opening an investigation until months later, when a state commission basically told them they had to investigate. They shot Marimar Martinez five times and then lied about what happened. They used chemical weapons against peaceful protestors over and over. Eileen could bring charges against these agents. In December, the state passed a law to make it easier for prosecutors to hold ICE agents accountable. 

On June 17, ICE agents broke that law by arresting a man inside a courthouse without even showing a warrant. Let's make sure Eileen doesn't let ICE off the hook again, not just for Chicagoans, but because prosecutors across the country need to know Americans care about ICE accountability.

We demand Eileen O'Neill Burke (1) drop all outstanding charges against anti-ICE protestors in Cook County, (2) decline to charge protestors in Cook County on a go-forward basis, and (3) turn her attention to prosecuting the ICE agents harassing and murdering our neighbors, instead, and encourage all local prosecutors to follow suit.

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