Illinois quick hits: SNAP to cut Nov. 1 if shutdown continues; Guard-blocking order stays in place
SNAP to cut Nov. 1 if shutdown continues
If the federal government shutdown continues past Nov. 1, 1.9 million Illinoisans will lose food assistance.
The Illinois Department of Human Services announced federal officials informed all states that it will not fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits past Nov. 1 if the government shutdown, now in week three, persists.
Democrats in the U.S. Senate are opposing a continuing resolution supported by Republicans.
Police officer arrested for being illegal immigrant
A Hanover Park, Illinois, police officer has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for being in the country illegally.
As part of a targeted enforcement in Operation Midway Blitz, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s immigration enforcement effort in the Chicago area, the agency announced the arrest of the officer they said had overstayed a tourist visa that required departure in 2015.
Guard-blocking order stays in place
The Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has denied the Trump Administration’s motion to stay a temporary restraining order, blocking the deployment of National Guard troops in Illinois.
The appeals court stated that U.S. District Court Judge April Perry’s findings were “clearly not erroneous” when she issued the TRO.
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