Overview
- Taking effect upon Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s Dec. 9 signing, the law bans civil immigration arrests in or within 1,000 feet of Illinois courthouses for people attending state proceedings.
- Residents gain a state cause of action to sue immigration officers for constitutional violations, including potential $10,000 statutory damages in specified false‑imprisonment cases.
- Hospitals, public colleges and licensed day care centers must adopt protocols for interactions with federal agents and restrict sharing of immigration status and protected data.
- Compliance deadlines include Jan. 1, 2026 for general acute care hospitals and public colleges, with other hospitals required to comply by March 1, 2026.
- DHS and ICE officials and Illinois Republicans condemned the measure as conflicting with federal authority, as the state response follows “Operation Midway Blitz,” which saw more than 4,000 arrests and a November court order releasing hundreds not subject to mandatory detention.