The Court Access, Safety and Participation Act is supposed to create a "privilege from civil arrest" for those attending state court proceedings, with violators on the hook for up to $10K in damages.
But good luck finding the masked ICE agent who arrested you in violation of the act to sue them.
From yesterday’s story on increasing ICE activity, the law passed by state officials has no state enforcement mechanism:
“Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office conceded in a February court filing that CASPA ‘does not task the Governor or Attorney General with any enforcement authority.’”
Dave Byrnes
Videos show federal agents pointing weapons at bystanders and trying to access state property as rapid response groups have reported at least 80 detainments across Chicagoland in the last five weeks.
