Illinois warns immigration officers tampering with license plates is illegal

Hotline introduced to report on agents’ vehicles with invalid or altered plates after one said they were changed everyday in videoUS politics live – latest updatesIllinois 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, 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. Continue reading...