Illinois warns immigration officers tampering with license plates is illegal
by Maya Yang from World news | The Guardian on (#70ZBT)
Hotline introduced to report on agents' vehicles after one said plates were changed every day in video
Illinois officials have issued a warning to federal immigration agents that tampering with or swapping license plates is against state law and will not be tolerated.
On Wednesday, the Illinois secretary of state, Alexi Giannoulias, unveiled a new initiative called the Plate Watch" hotline, encouraging residents to report cases in which law enforcement vehicles appear to be using invalid or altered plates to evade identification during federal immigration raids.
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