US EditionIllinois enacts immigration protections amid Trump crackdowns
The law bars civil immigration enforcement near courthouses and schools and allows lawsuits with $10,000 statutory damages for rights violations, addressing over 3,000 arrests during Operation Midway Blitz.
- Gov. JB Pritzker signed a law prohibiting federal immigration enforcement near sensitive locations in Illinois.
- The law allows for legal action and damages against constitutional rights violations during immigration enforcement.
- It requires policies from hospitals, daycares, and universities on responding to immigration agents' presence.
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Gov. JB Pritzker Signs Bill to Exclude ICE from Illinois Courthouses
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) signed a bill that prevents U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from arresting illegal aliens outside of or near courthouses in the state. The post Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker Signs Bill Preventing ICE from Arresting Illegal Aliens near Courthouses appeared first on Breitbart.
Pritzker Signs Bill to Restrict Immigration Arrests Outside State Courthouses
Nam Y. Huh/APIllinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill on Tuesday restricting immigration authorities’ ability to make arrests outside of state courthouses and making it easier for residents to sue immigration agents for violating people’s rights.“We know that this new set of laws can’t mitigate all of the harm,” Pritzker said at a bill signing ceremony, as reported by the Chicago Tribune, “but it gives us new protective tools and is a symbol of o…
Gov. Pritzker Signs Laws To Better Protect Immigrants, Sue Federal Agents After Midway Blitz
The new laws won't stop federal immigration enforcement, but they will give the state "new protective tools" and symbolize the state's resistance "against those terrorizing our communities and our state," Gov. JB Pritzker said.
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