Cook County’s top prosecutor said her office is taking steps to bar a vendor company from sharing data with federal immigration authorities, after agents repeatedly targeted individuals around local courthouses.
State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke on Monday announced her office revised its contract with Appriss Inc. — a vendor company that handles statutorily mandated victim notifications — to “explicitly prohibit” the company from disclosing any personal data with federal law enforcement officials or third-party databases that may be used to support immigration enforcement.
“Everyone participating in the justice system — regardless of immigration status — should be able to trust that their personal information will be protected,” O’Neill Burke said in a statement. “We will continue to stand up for our immigrant communities and try to reduce the harm that’s been caused by ICE’s reckless actions.”…