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Suburban police chief to retire after ICE agent allowed into offices
Дата публикации: 14-08-2026 21:40:41
The mayor of suburban Forest Park said an incident recorded inside his village’s police department “should not have happened.”
Video from late July shows a man, identified by the mayor as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, entering a restricted area of the police station. The mayor confirmed the police chief and deputy police chief made the decision to let that agent inside.
The mayor has called it a bad decision.
“I want my residents to know that we feel a mistake was made,” Forest Park Mayor Rory Hoskins said. “I believe that everyone is accountable. I believe that people should feel comfortable coming to Village Hall and Forest Park and coming to Forest Park.”
Footage showed a man identified by Hoskins as an ICE agent walking into the Forest Park Police Department while covering his face.
The video shows him being allowed beyond a restricted-access door.
A black Chevrolet Tahoe was outside the building.
Another man later walks out of the building and moves the vehicle.
He was identified by a sergeant at the police station to twin brothers Sam and Ben Luhmann, who say they document federal immigration operations around Chicago and the Midwest.
Hoskins said the decision to allow the federal agent inside came from the highest levels of the department.
“When the July 30th incident occurred, all of the members of the Forest Park Police Department were out on an emergency call,” he said. “The only two that were at Forest Park Village Hall were the chief and the deputy chief. They made the decision to admit an ICE agent onto their offices.”
The mayor said the police chief has notified the village he will be retiring “soon.”
The video was recorded by Sam and Ben Luhmann.
They argue what happened at the police station violated Illinois law.
“Yeah, I mean, he broke the law and now is going to face accountability or step down from his position,” Sam Luhmann said. “And of course, instead of facing accountability, he’s decided to retire.”
“Also the officer involved needs to be fired and it shouldn’t be him retiring,” Ben Luhmann added.
The Illinois Trust Act limits the role local law enforcement can play in federal civil immigration enforcement. But whether what happened crossed that legal line has not been established.
Hoskins said he does not believe it did.
“Is he retiring directly because of the July 30th video incident?” NBC Chicago’s Jorge DeSantiago asked.
“He is retiring…Now, whether he was contemplating that before, you would have to ask him. However, I quickly accepted his retirement, and we wish him well in his retirement,” the mayor said.
On the central legal question, the mayor was equally direct.
“Do you think the Trust Act of Illinois was violated in any way?” DeSantiago asked.
“You know, there will probably be an investigation into that,” Hoskins said. “I do not believe it was. I do not believe that they shared information. It was a bad decision, to allow an agent onto our property.”
The mayor remains adamant that residents – regardless of immigration status – should feel safe seeking help from Forest Park police.
NBC Chicago has also reached out to the police chief and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s Office for its perspective on what happened.
NBC Chicago also contacted the Department of Homeland Security but hadn’t received a statement on the incident as of Friday evening.
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The mayor of suburban Forest Park said an incident recorded inside his village's police department "should not have happened."
Video from late July shows a man, identified by the mayor as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, entering a restricted area of the police station. The mayor confirmed the police chief and deputy police chief made the decision to let that agent inside.
The mayor has called it a bad decision.
“I want my residents to know that we feel a mistake was made," Forest Park Mayor Rory Hoskins said. "I believe that everyone is accountable. I believe that people should feel comfortable coming to Village Hall and Forest Park and coming to Forest Park.”
Footage showed a man identified by Hoskins as an ICE agent walking into the Forest Park Police Department while covering his face.
The video shows him being allowed beyond a restricted-access door.
A black Chevrolet Tahoe was outside the building.
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Another man later walks out of the building and moves the vehicle.
He was identified by a sergeant at the police station to twin brothers Sam and Ben Luhmann, who say they document federal immigration operations around Chicago and the Midwest.
Hoskins said the decision to allow the federal agent inside came from the highest levels of the department.
“When the July 30th incident occurred, all of the members of the Forest Park Police Department were out on an emergency call," he said. "The only two that were at Forest Park Village Hall were the chief and the deputy chief. They made the decision to admit an ICE agent onto their offices."
The mayor said the police chief has notified the village he will be retiring "soon."
The video was recorded by Sam and Ben Luhmann.
They argue what happened at the police station violated Illinois law.
“Yeah, I mean, he broke the law and now is going to face accountability or step down from his position," Sam Luhmann said. "And of course, instead of facing accountability, he’s decided to retire.”
“Also the officer involved needs to be fired and it shouldn’t be him retiring," Ben Luhmann added.
The Illinois Trust Act limits the role local law enforcement can play in federal civil immigration enforcement. But whether what happened crossed that legal line has not been established.
Hoskins said he does not believe it did.
“Is he retiring directly because of the July 30th video incident?" NBC Chicago's Jorge DeSantiago asked.
"He is retiring...Now, whether he was contemplating that before, you would have to ask him. However, I quickly accepted his retirement, and we wish him well in his retirement," the mayor said.
On the central legal question, the mayor was equally direct.
“Do you think the Trust Act of Illinois was violated in any way?" DeSantiago asked.
"You know, there will probably be an investigation into that," Hoskins said. "I do not believe it was. I do not believe that they shared information. It was a bad decision, to allow an agent onto our property.”
The mayor remains adamant that residents - regardless of immigration status - should feel safe seeking help from Forest Park police.
NBC Chicago has also reached out to the police chief and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul's Office for its perspective on what happened.
NBC Chicago also contacted the Department of Homeland Security but hadn't received a statement on the incident as of Friday evening.
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