No, new Illinois law will not let people in US illegally become cops, deputies The claim: Illinois law allows immigrants living in US illegally to become cops
An Aug. 1 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows a screenshot of a post on X, formerly Twitter, with a photo of Illinois' governor holding a pen.
“Just in: Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed a law that will allow illegal immigrants to become police officers and sheriff’s deputies,” reads text in the screenshot. "In Illinois American citizens will be arrested by illegals."
It was shared more than 200 times in 10 days.
.............The legislation Pritzker signed into law July 28 will allow municipalities and sheriffs to hire some noncitizens as police officers or sheriff's deputies. It takes effect Jan. 1 and is similar to a California law signed in 2022 that also has been the subject of false claims.
The language of the 15-page Illinois law makes clear applicants must meet several criteria: They must be legally authorized to work in the U.S., and they must be allowed under federal law to obtain, carry or possess a gun.
People living in the country illegally may not legally obtain firearms, a federal appeals court ruled in 2012, and both experts and lawmakers say that makes them ineligible for law enforcement positions.
“Anyone who is saying that an illegal alien can become a police officer or sheriff’s deputy is either, one, misinformed, or two, giving you a baldfaced lie,” said state Rep. John Cabello, a Republican co-sponsor of the law and a Rockford police officer...................
https://www.yahoo.com/news/no-illinois-law-not-let-195151336.html
