The Belleville-based staffer of U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, accused by the Department of Homeland Security of misrepresenting himself as a lawyer , has been fired, according to a letter to DHS from the Democratic senator.

Homeland Security said that Edward York, a constituent outreach coordinator of Duckworth’s Metro East office, identified himself as an attorney at the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement office in St. Louis last month when he was seeking to speak with a Macoupin County man recently been detained by ICE.

“Upon reviewing the matter, I can confirm that neither I nor my leadership team was aware of, authorized or directed what your letter describes as the employee’s conduct,” Duckworth wrote in a letter sent on Monday. “My office has terminated the employment of said em

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