New guidelines for investigating and prosecuting federal immigration enforcement officers involved in acts of violence, including deaths, were released by the Cook County, Ill., State’s Attorney’s Office Thursday.
The “protocol establishes clear, legally sound guidelines to ensure we have a responsible and effective path to pursue accountability” if a federal immigration officer commits a crime, Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke said in a press release. It authorizes Burke’s office to support law enforcement agencies in investigating officers’ use of excessive force and to conduct an independent review of the evidence to decide if prosecution is warranted.
The protocol ...