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DeKalb Today
By the People, for the People
DeKalb Police Missed Deadline for Reporting on Immigration Enforcement Compliance
The department was late in filing records to the Illinois Attorney General's Office for 2024, but has since rectified the issue.
Apr. 11, 2026 at 4:21pm
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The DeKalb Police Department's late filing of its 2024 compliance report raises concerns about transparency and trust between law enforcement and immigrant communities.DeKalb TodayA records search found that DeKalb County-area police agencies are in compliance with Illinois laws regulating how law enforcement can participate in noncriminal immigration enforcement. However, the DeKalb Police Department was nearly a year late in filing its 2024 compliance report to the Illinois Attorney General's Office, due to a staffing change. The department has since submitted the required documentation.
Why it matters
The Illinois TRUST Act and VOICES Act are intended to build trust between immigrant communities and local law enforcement by prohibiting police from participating in noncriminal immigration enforcement. Timely reporting on compliance with these laws is important to demonstrate that police are following the law and not discriminating based on immigration status.
The details
The DeKalb Police Department was almost a year late in filing records to the Illinois Attorney General's Office to help demonstrate the agency's compliance with the Illinois TRUST Act and the Illinois Voices of Immigrant Communities Empowering Survivors Act for calendar year 2024. Police Chief David Byrd said the late submission was due to a staffing change, with the emails likely going to the old records supervisor's email. Once the department realized it had not filed on time, Byrd said they rectified the matter.
- The Illinois TRUST Act was enacted in 2017 and the Illinois VOICES Act was enacted in 2019.
- The Illinois Way Forward Act, which established a mechanism for accountability reporting, went into effect in 2021.
- Law enforcement agencies have a rolling annual deadline from January 1 through March 1 to submit the required yearly documentation to the Illinois Attorney General's Office.
The players
DeKalb Police Department
The police department for the city of DeKalb, Illinois, which was late in submitting its 2024 compliance report to the Illinois Attorney General's Office.
David Byrd
The police chief of the DeKalb Police Department, who said the late submission was due to a staffing change in the records division.
Illinois Attorney General's Office
The state office tasked with collecting the annual compliance reports from local and state law enforcement agencies in Illinois.
What’s next
The Illinois Attorney General's Office did not confirm or comment on any current or contemplated investigations into potential violations of the TRUST, VOICES, or Way Forward acts by the DeKalb Police Department or other agencies.
The takeaway
This case highlights the importance of timely compliance reporting by local law enforcement agencies to maintain public trust and demonstrate adherence to state laws designed to protect immigrant communities from discriminatory practices.
