The American Constitutional Rights Union (ACRU) has recognized Sheriff Anthony Grootens, Adams County, Illinois, as the recipient of ACRU’s prestigious Defender Award. This honor is awarded to law enforcement leaders who honor their constitutional oath to protect and to serve by working cooperatively with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to protect legal, law-abiding citizens from criminal illegal aliens.
DHS said ICE lodged a detainer asking Illinois and Chicago officials not to release Jose Medina-Medina, a Venezuelan national accused in the killing of 18-year-old Loyola student Sheridan Gorman. The statement says local reports allege he approached her with a gun in a Chicago park and fatally shot her as she tried to flee.
ICE said it arrested several people with prior convictions that included attempted murder, sexual assault with a weapon, aggravated kidnapping, assault on a pregnant woman, and attempted arson. The statement lists cases from New Jersey, Illinois, Utah, and Texas as part of a broader enforcement effort.