CHICAGO — Illinois is attempting to crack down on federal officers who try to disguise their vehicles in pursuit of undocumented individuals.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias on Wednesday launched “Plate Watch,” a hotline urging the public to report instances where law enforcement vehicles are not carrying valid license plates, including when the plate IDs are partially shrouded or entirely missing.
As he launched the effort, Giannoulias held up a social media video in which an immigration officer is seen telling a protester to take all the photos they wanted of a specific truck’s license plates because they swapped them out every day anyway…