Chicagoland woman, Mitchell Soto-Rodriguez who came to the U.S. as a child, and was allowed legal status to work through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, is soon taking the oath to protect and serve. Just last year Soto-Rodriguez was a school security guard and now she will become a police officer for the south suburb. She makes it known that her goal is to encourage others to follow their dreams, regardless of their citizenship status.
Soto-Rodriguez will be the first to make it into the academy for Blue Island.
Blue Island Police Chief Geoffery Farr advocated for the city to change its rules, so DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) recipients could apply to be police officers, even without a Firearm Owners Identification card.
Chief Farr also mentioned that he is seeking other departments open their hiring processes, as recruiting new officers has been increasingly hard.
