Illinois Lawmakers Propose Bills That Would Protect Immigrants At Schools, Hospitals And Courthouses

Illinois Lawmakers Propose Bills That Would Protect Immigrants At Schools, Hospitals And Courthouses – Block Club Chicago

Proposed bills — some yet to be introduced to the state legislature — would ban immigration agents from making civil arrests at courthouses statewide, ask federal agents to comply with health centers’ rules to protect patients’ privacy and increase protections for immigrants, among other things, advocates said.

Illinois Lawmakers Propose Bills That Would Protect Immigrants At Schools, Hospitals And Courthouses

SPRINGFIELD — Some Illinois lawmakers are working on state bills that aim to protect immigrant communities and limit how and where federal immigration agents operate. The efforts come amid President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, which has brought federal agents to hospitals, a suburban college campus, courthouses, apartment buildings and around schools in Chicago and the suburbs. Proposed bills — some yet to be introduced to the state le…