Illinois Governor Signs Bill Allowing Noncitizens to Become Police Officers
Democrat Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed a bill allowing noncitizen immigrants to become police officers.
The bill, HB3751, was signed on Friday and became effective immediately.
It states that foreign nationals who “are legally authorized under federal law to work in the United States” or any foreign national who “is an individual against whom immigration action has been deferred by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services under the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) process” can apply to become an officer.
The legislation was strongly opposed by the Fraternal Order of Police. The union noted that an officer’s job is to enforce the law — so someone without legal status should not qualify.
Illinois FOP Statement by Paula Morehouse
“The main function of police officers is to enforce the law,
