Pritzker signs bill to further shield illegal immigrants in Illinois from deportations

Illinois enacts comprehensive immigration protection law safeguarding families at courthouses, hospitals, and day cares amid federal enforcement crackdown.

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker speaks during a press conference amid reports of federal deployments to Chicago Sept. 2, 2025.  (Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images)

The law allows people to sue officers if they believe their constitutional rights were violated. It prohibits civil arrests in and around courthouses for those attending certain state proceedings, and strengthens privacy rules at hospitals by requiring policies governing interactions with law enforcement.

It also restricts universities and day care centers from sharing a person’s immigration status unless required by law, and compels them to adopt protocols for handling federal agents by early 2026.

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem on Thursday said the Trump administration is doubling down on security in Chicago and Portland and is looking at purchasing more buildings for federal law enforcement to operate out of in both cities.  (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters; Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Trump told CBS News he believes his immigration mission will be complete once "many" of roughly 25 million people are deported.

"Well, it takes a long time, because, you know, probably I say 25 million people were let into our country. A lotta people say it was 10 million people. But whether it was ten or – I believe I'm much closer to the right number," he said. "Of the 25, many of them should not be here. Many of them."

Ashley Carnahan is a writer at Fox News Digital.

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