The new law restricts civil immigration arrests in Illinois courts, hospitals, schools and childcare centers, and allows legal action against federal officers.
Dozens decried federal immigration enforcement actions and urged revisions to existing law that would further separate local police from federal authorities.
State legislators are seeking to undercut a state judge’s ruling that invalidates the current House district map and replaces it with a Democrat-friendly one.
The new law restricts civil immigration arrests in Illinois courts, hospitals, schools and childcare centers, and allows legal action against federal officers.
Dozens decried federal immigration enforcement actions and urged revisions to existing law that would further separate local police from federal authorities.
State legislators are seeking to undercut a state judge’s ruling that invalidates the current House district map and replaces it with a Democrat-friendly one.