Pritzker Claims Stephen Miller Is Clearly Ordering People to Break the Law' Accountability Likely In Three Years

"Well, we don't know yet, because let's start with the fact that the federal agents typically have federal immunity, but they're not immune from the federal government holding them accountable and responsible. And so typically there are inspectors general, there are senior officials at agencies like ICE and CBP that will suspend somebody who's been accused or found to have broken the law, Pritzker replied, adding: And as they suspend them, investigate it, and then determine whether that person should be punished criminally or otherwise."

"The problem now, of course, is that Donald Trump has fired many of the inspectors general, or he's replaced them with political appointees. And so we don't know that anybody would be held accountable at the federal level. So we're looking at all of the options at the local level with county and state's attorneys, with attorneys general, to go after people when they're breaking Illinois law, when they're breaking local law."

"And we think that they haveyou know, when they're driving through an area, someone's yelling at them and they decide to simply throw a tear gas canister out of the car as they're driving through at someone who's on the side of the road. That, it seems to me, I know is a violation of Illinois law. And so the question is, can we hold the officers, the agents, responsible when they do something like that? If it were a police officer, we could. If it was, you know, you or me or just an average person throwing a tear gas canister out the side of a window at people, we could hold them responsible."

Federal agents typically have federal immunity, but federal inspectors general and senior agency officials can suspend, investigate, and recommend punishment for agents accused of breaking the law. Many inspectors general have been fired or replaced with political appointees, reducing federal accountability. Local options include county and state’s attorneys and attorneys general pursuing violations of Illinois or local law. Actions such as throwing a tear gas canister from a vehicle at bystanders appears to violate Illinois law and could prompt criminal or other punishment if officers or agents can be held responsible under state or local statutes.

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