Overview
- Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias revoked the Illinois plate on a 2026 Chevy Tahoe registered to Enterprise after records showed immigration agents swapped it.
- Giannoulias said his office has received hundreds of complaints and issued warnings to ICE and rental companies about unlawful plate tampering under state law.
- A revocation letter to EAN Holdings LLC requires the company to request a replacement plate under Illinois procedures.
- DHS responded that it may not always comply with Illinois requirements, citing the U.S. Constitution’s Supremacy Clause and declining to commit to Giannoulias’ demands.
- The state’s actions follow reporting and on-the-ground accounts during Operation Midway Blitz, including a recorded remark from an agent claiming plates were changed daily.