The following terms wherever used in this subchapter shall have the following meanings unless a different meaning appears from the context:
ADMINISTRATIVE WARRANT. An immigration warrant of arrest, order to detain or release aliens, notice of custody determination, notice to appear, removal order, warrant of removal, or any other document, issued by ICE (defined hereafter) that can form the basis for an individual's arrest or detention for a civil immigration enforcement purpose. This definition does not include any criminal warrants issued upon a judicial determination of probable cause and in compliance with the requirements of the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and Article I, Section 6 of the Illinois Constitution.
AGENCY. Every city department, agency, division, commission, council, committee, board, other body, or person established by authority of an ordinance, executive order, or order of the city's corporate authorities.
AGENT. Any person employed by or acting on behalf of an agency.
CITIZENSHIP OR IMMIGRATION STATUS. All matters regarding questions of citizenship of the United States or any other country, the authority to reside in or otherwise be present in the United States, the time and manner of a person's entry into the United States, or any other immigration matter enforced by the Department of Homeland Security or successor or other federal agency charged with the enforcement of civil immigration laws.
COERCE. To use express or reasonably implied threats towards a person or any family member of a person that attempts to put the person in immediate fear of the consequences in order to compel that person to act against his or her will.
CONTACT INFORMATION. Home address, work address, telephone number, electronic mail addresses, social media contact information, or any other means of contacting an individual.
ELIGIBLE FOR RELEASE FROM CUSTODY. That the person may be released from custody because one of the following conditions has occurred:
(1) All criminal charges against the person have been dropped or dismissed.
(2) The person has been acquitted of all criminal charges filed against him or her.
(3) The person has served all the time required for his or her sentence.
(4) The person has posted a bond.
(5) The person is otherwise eligible for release under state or local law, or local policy.
FAMILY MEMBER. A person's mother, father, spouse, brother or sister (including blood, step or half), son or daughter (including blood, step or half), father-in- law, mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandparent or grandchild; or court-appointed legal guardian or a person for whom the person is a court-appointed legal guardian; or domestic partner or the domestic partner's mother, father, brother, sister (including blood, step, or half), son or daughter (including blood, step or half).
ICE. The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency and shall include any successor agency charged with the enforcement of civil immigration laws.
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT OPERATION. Any operation that has as one of its objectives the identification or apprehension of a person or persons: in order to subject them to civil immigration detention, removal proceedings and removal from the United States; or to criminally prosecute a person or persons for offenses related to immigration status, including but not limited to violations of Sections 1253, 1304, 1306, 1324c, 1325, or 1326 of Title 8 of the United States Code.
IMMIGRATION DETAINER. A request by ICE to a federal, state, or local law enforcement agency that requests that the law enforcement agency provide notice of release or maintain custody of an individual based on an alleged violation of a civil immigration law, including detainers issued pursuant to sections 236 or 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act or 287.7 or 236.1 of Title 8 of the Code of Federal Regulations. These detainers include, but are not limited to, DHS Form I-247D "Immigration Detainer - Request for Voluntary Action"; DHS I-247X "Request for Voluntary Transfer"; or DHS Form I-247N "Request for Voluntary Notification of Release."
VERBAL ABUSE. The use of a remark which is overtly insulting, mocking or belittling directed at a person based upon the actual or perceived: race, color, sex, religion, national origin, English proficiency, sexual orientation, or gender identity of that person; or citizenship or immigration status of that person or that person's family member.
(Ord. 17-08, passed 4-11-2017)