The city of Elgin, Illinois, has terminated a police officer following an internal investigation into a social media post that referenced federal immigration enforcement.
City officials announced that Officer Jason Lentz was fired after an independent review determined he engaged in misconduct tied to a post made in October.
Lentz had been placed on administrative leave after Elgin Police Chief Ana Lalley became aware of the post and initiated an investigation.
According to the city, the post included a reference to Immigration and Customs Enforcement and listed locations where the officer sarcastically suggested agents should not conduct enforcement.
The message read, “If I were ICE, I wouldn’t check…” followed by a series of locations.
Lentz included comments alongside each suggestion, such as “definitely none there” and “there’s no way you’d find any there.”
The post also tagged the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Hellbound and Down 