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11 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1203 Introduced 1/24/2025, by Sen. Andrew S. Chesney SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index Creates the Immigration Enforcement Act. Provides that a State entity, local entity, or law enforcement agency may not adopt or maintain a law, ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation, policy, directive, order, practice, or procedure, formal or informal, written or unwritten, that prohibits or materially restricts the State entity, local entity, or law enforcement agency from complying with or assisting in the enforcement of immigration laws. Includes mandatory duties of law enforcement agencies regarding immigration detainers. Requires a county jail, municipal jail, and the Department of Corrections to enter into an agreement with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or other federal agency for temporarily housing persons who are the subject of immigration detainers and for the payment of the costs of housing and detaining those persons. Requires implementation of the Act in a manner consistent with federal laws and regulations governing immigration and discrimination, protecting the civil rights of all persons, and respecting the privileges and immunities of United States citizens. Limits home rule powers by providing that regulation of immigration enforcement is an exclusive power and function of the State. Repeals the Illinois TRUST Act. Makes corresponding changes in the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Repeals provisions in the Illinois Public Aid Code and the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act relating to medical services for certain noncitizens. Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Creates the Asylum Travel Expense Program in the Department of Human Services to provide noncitizens seeking asylum who are residing in Illinois transportation and travel expenses for travel to another state that prohibits law enforcement or other governmental agencies from assisting the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement or other federal government agency with immigration enforcement or to the country of origin of the noncitizen seeking asylum. Requires the method of transportation selected by the Department to be by the cheapest means to transport the noncitizen seeking asylum to the noncitizen's desired destination. Provides for the transfer of $10,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund into the Asylum Travel Expense Program Fund to fund the Program. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Fund. Effective immediately. LRB104 03944 RLC 13968 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1203 Introduced 1/24/2025, by Sen. Andrew S. Chesney SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index See Index Creates the Immigration Enforcement Act. Provides that a State entity, local entity, or law enforcement agency may not adopt or maintain a law, ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation, policy, directive, order, practice, or procedure, formal or informal, written or unwritten, that prohibits or materially restricts the State entity, local entity, or law enforcement agency from complying with or assisting in the enforcement of immigration laws. Includes mandatory duties of law enforcement agencies regarding immigration detainers. Requires a county jail, municipal jail, and the Department of Corrections to enter into an agreement with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or other federal agency for temporarily housing persons who are the subject of immigration detainers and for the payment of the costs of housing and detaining those persons. Requires implementation of the Act in a manner consistent with federal laws and regulations governing immigration and discrimination, protecting the civil rights of all persons, and respecting the privileges and immunities of United States citizens. Limits home rule powers by providing that regulation of immigration enforcement is an exclusive power and function of the State. Repeals the Illinois TRUST Act. Makes corresponding changes in the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Repeals provisions in the Illinois Public Aid Code and the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act relating to medical services for certain noncitizens. Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Creates the Asylum Travel Expense Program in the Department of Human Services to provide noncitizens seeking asylum who are residing in Illinois transportation and travel expenses for travel to another state that prohibits law enforcement or other governmental agencies from assisting the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement or other federal government agency with immigration enforcement or to the country of origin of the noncitizen seeking asylum. Requires the method of transportation selected by the Department to be by the cheapest means to transport the noncitizen seeking asylum to the noncitizen's desired destination. Provides for the transfer of $10,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund into the Asylum Travel Expense Program Fund to fund the Program. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Fund. Effective immediately. LRB104 03944 RLC 13968 b LRB104 03944 RLC 13968 b A BILL FOR
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55 Creates the Immigration Enforcement Act. Provides that a State entity, local entity, or law enforcement agency may not adopt or maintain a law, ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation, policy, directive, order, practice, or procedure, formal or informal, written or unwritten, that prohibits or materially restricts the State entity, local entity, or law enforcement agency from complying with or assisting in the enforcement of immigration laws. Includes mandatory duties of law enforcement agencies regarding immigration detainers. Requires a county jail, municipal jail, and the Department of Corrections to enter into an agreement with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or other federal agency for temporarily housing persons who are the subject of immigration detainers and for the payment of the costs of housing and detaining those persons. Requires implementation of the Act in a manner consistent with federal laws and regulations governing immigration and discrimination, protecting the civil rights of all persons, and respecting the privileges and immunities of United States citizens. Limits home rule powers by providing that regulation of immigration enforcement is an exclusive power and function of the State. Repeals the Illinois TRUST Act. Makes corresponding changes in the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Repeals provisions in the Illinois Public Aid Code and the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act relating to medical services for certain noncitizens. Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Creates the Asylum Travel Expense Program in the Department of Human Services to provide noncitizens seeking asylum who are residing in Illinois transportation and travel expenses for travel to another state that prohibits law enforcement or other governmental agencies from assisting the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement or other federal government agency with immigration enforcement or to the country of origin of the noncitizen seeking asylum. Requires the method of transportation selected by the Department to be by the cheapest means to transport the noncitizen seeking asylum to the noncitizen's desired destination. Provides for the transfer of $10,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund into the Asylum Travel Expense Program Fund to fund the Program. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Fund. Effective immediately.
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1111 1 AN ACT concerning government.
1212 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
1313 3 represented in the General Assembly:
1414 4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
1515 5 Immigration Enforcement Act.
1616 6 Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
1717 7 "Immigration detainer is facially sufficient" means: (i)
1818 8 the federal immigration agency's official form is incomplete
1919 9 and fails to indicate on its face that the federal immigration
2020 10 official has probable cause to believe that the person to be
2121 11 detained is a removable alien under federal immigration law
2222 12 but is supported by an affidavit, order, or other official
2323 13 documentation that indicates that the federal immigration
2424 14 agency has probable cause to believe that the person to be
2525 15 detained is a removable alien under federal immigration law
2626 16 and the federal immigration agency supplies with its detention
2727 17 request a Form I-200 Warrant for Arrest of Alien, a Form I-205
2828 18 Warrant of Removal/Deportation, a successor warrant, or other
2929 19 warrant authorized by federal law; or (ii) the federal
3030 20 immigration agency's official form is complete and indicates
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4040 Creates the Immigration Enforcement Act. Provides that a State entity, local entity, or law enforcement agency may not adopt or maintain a law, ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation, policy, directive, order, practice, or procedure, formal or informal, written or unwritten, that prohibits or materially restricts the State entity, local entity, or law enforcement agency from complying with or assisting in the enforcement of immigration laws. Includes mandatory duties of law enforcement agencies regarding immigration detainers. Requires a county jail, municipal jail, and the Department of Corrections to enter into an agreement with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or other federal agency for temporarily housing persons who are the subject of immigration detainers and for the payment of the costs of housing and detaining those persons. Requires implementation of the Act in a manner consistent with federal laws and regulations governing immigration and discrimination, protecting the civil rights of all persons, and respecting the privileges and immunities of United States citizens. Limits home rule powers by providing that regulation of immigration enforcement is an exclusive power and function of the State. Repeals the Illinois TRUST Act. Makes corresponding changes in the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Repeals provisions in the Illinois Public Aid Code and the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act relating to medical services for certain noncitizens. Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Creates the Asylum Travel Expense Program in the Department of Human Services to provide noncitizens seeking asylum who are residing in Illinois transportation and travel expenses for travel to another state that prohibits law enforcement or other governmental agencies from assisting the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement or other federal government agency with immigration enforcement or to the country of origin of the noncitizen seeking asylum. Requires the method of transportation selected by the Department to be by the cheapest means to transport the noncitizen seeking asylum to the noncitizen's desired destination. Provides for the transfer of $10,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund into the Asylum Travel Expense Program Fund to fund the Program. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Fund. Effective immediately.
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6868 1 "Law enforcement agency" means any entity with statutory
6969 2 police powers and the ability to employ individuals authorized
7070 3 to make arrests, including local and State agencies.
7171 4 "Local entity" means a unit of local government, a school
7272 5 district, or a community college district.
7373 6 "State entity" means the State of Illinois and all of its
7474 7 agencies, State universities and colleges, and all corporate
7575 8 outgrowths of the State.
7676 9 Section 10. Prohibited policies regarding immigration
7777 10 enforcement. A State entity, local entity, or law enforcement
7878 11 agency may not adopt or maintain a law, ordinance, resolution,
7979 12 rule, regulation, policy, directive, order, practice, or
8080 13 procedure, formal or informal, written or unwritten, that
8181 14 prohibits or materially restricts the State entity, local
8282 15 entity, or law enforcement agency from complying with or
8383 16 assisting in the enforcement of immigration laws. This
8484 17 includes prohibitions or restrictions on:
8585 18 (1) inquiries into the immigration status of any
8686 19 person;
8787 20 (2) transmitting, requesting, or receiving information
8888 21 relating to immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of any
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9191 24 (3) maintaining, archiving, or otherwise storing for
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103103 1 immigration status;
104104 2 (4) exchanging information relating to immigration
105105 3 status with another law enforcement agency, local entity,
106106 4 State entity, or a federal immigration agency;
107107 5 (5) complying with an immigration detainer, including,
108108 6 but not limited to, refusing to cooperate or comply with a
109109 7 lawfully issued detainer in the absence of a warrant or
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112112 10 (6) complying with a request from a federal
113113 11 immigration agency to notify the agency before the release
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115115 13 (7) providing a federal immigration agency with an
116116 14 inmate's incarceration status or release date;
117117 15 (8) assisting or cooperating with a federal
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120120 18 (9) participating in any program or agreement
121121 19 authorized under Section 287 of the federal Immigration
122122 20 and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357); or
123123 21 (10) permitting a federal immigration officer to enter
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138138 1 Section 15. Mandatory duties of law enforcement agencies
139139 2 regarding immigration detainers.
140140 3 (a) A law enforcement agency that takes initial custody of
141141 4 a person subject to an immigration detainer shall:
142142 5 (1) provide notice to the court authorized to grant or
143143 6 deny the person's release on bail or bond that the person
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145145 8 (2) record in the person's case file that the person
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147147 10 (3) upon determining that the immigration detainer is
148148 11 facially sufficient, comply with the requests made in the
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150150 13 (b) A law enforcement agency is not required to perform a
151151 14 duty imposed by subsection (a) with respect to a person who has
152152 15 been transferred to the custody of the agency by another law
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155155 18 (c) A court of competent jurisdiction that receives notice
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160160 23 Section 20. Mandatory agreements for housing persons
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173173 1 of Corrections shall enter into an agreement with a federal
174174 2 immigration agency for temporarily housing persons who are the
175175 3 subject of immigration detainers and for the payment of the
176176 4 costs of housing and detaining those persons.
177177 5 (b) A agreement under this Section must include a contract
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179179 7 persons subject to immigration detainers, such as basic
180180 8 ordering agreements, intergovernmental service agreements,
181181 9 agreements authorized by Section 287 of the federal
182182 10 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357), successor
183183 11 agreements, or other similar agreements authorized by federal
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185185 13 Section 25. Implementation; discrimination prohibited.
186186 14 (a) This Act shall be implemented in a manner consistent
187187 15 with federal laws and regulations governing immigration,
188188 16 protecting the civil rights of all persons, and respecting the
189189 17 privileges and immunities of United States citizens.
190190 18 (b) A State entity, local entity, or law enforcement
191191 19 agency and a person employed by or otherwise under the
192192 20 direction or control of a State entity, local entity, or law
193193 21 enforcement agency may not base the entity's, agency's, or
194194 22 person's actions under this Act on the gender, race, color,
195195 23 religion, language, national origin, or physical disability of
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208208 1 other applicable federal law.
209209 2 Section 30. Home rule. The regulation of immigration
210210 3 enforcement is an exclusive power and function of the State. A
211211 4 home rule unit may not regulate immigration enforcement. This
212212 5 Act is a denial and limitation of home rule powers and
213213 6 functions under subsection (h) of Section 6 of Article VII of
214214 7 the Illinois Constitution.
215215 8 (5 ILCS 100/5-45.37 rep.)
216216 9 Section 100. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is
217217 10 amended by repealing Section 5-45.37.
218218 11 (5 ILCS 805/Act rep.)
219219 12 Section 105. The Illinois TRUST Act is repealed.
220220 13 Section 110. The Illinois Identification Card Act is
221221 14 amended by changing Section 11 as follows:
222222 15 (15 ILCS 335/11) (from Ch. 124, par. 31)
223223 16 Sec. 11. Records.
224224 17 (a) The Secretary may make a search of his records and
225225 18 furnish information as to whether a person has a current
226226 19 Standard Illinois Identification Card or an Illinois Person
227227 20 with a Disability Identification Card then on file, upon
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239239 1 prescribed fee. However, the Secretary may not disclose
240240 2 medical information concerning an individual to any person,
241241 3 public agency, private agency, corporation or governmental
242242 4 body unless the individual has submitted a written request for
243243 5 the information or unless the individual has given prior
244244 6 written consent for the release of the information to a
245245 7 specific person or entity. This exception shall not apply to:
246246 8 (1) offices and employees of the Secretary who have a need to
247247 9 know the medical information in performance of their official
248248 10 duties, or (2) orders of a court of competent jurisdiction.
249249 11 When medical information is disclosed by the Secretary in
250250 12 accordance with the provisions of this Section, no liability
251251 13 shall rest with the Office of the Secretary of State as the
252252 14 information is released for informational purposes only.
253253 15 (b) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the
254254 16 Secretary may release personally identifying information only
255255 17 to:
256256 18 (1) officers and employees of the Secretary who have a
257257 19 need to know that information for issuance of driver's
258258 20 licenses, permits, or identification cards and
259259 21 investigation of fraud or misconduct;
260260 22 (2) other governmental agencies for use in their
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262262 24 (3) law enforcement agencies for a criminal or civil
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275275 1 (3-5) the State Board of Elections as may be required
276276 2 by an agreement the State Board of Elections has entered
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278278 4 maintenance system; or
279279 5 (4) any entity that the Secretary has authorized, by
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281281 7 (c) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the
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284284 10 (1) officers and employees of the Secretary who have a
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287287 13 investigation of fraud or misconduct;
288288 14 (2) law enforcement officials for a criminal or civil
289289 15 law enforcement investigation, except as restricted by
290290 16 subsections (g) and (h);
291291 17 (3) the State Board of Elections for the purpose of
292292 18 providing the signature for completion of voter
293293 19 registration; or
294294 20 (4) any other entity the Secretary has authorized by
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296296 22 (d) Documents required to be submitted with an application
297297 23 for an identification card to prove the applicant's identity
298298 24 (name and date of birth), social security number or lack of a
299299 25 social security number, written signature, residency, and, as
300300 26 applicable, citizenship and immigration status and country of
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311311 1 citizenship shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed
312312 2 except to the following persons:
313313 3 (1) the individual to whom the identification card was
314314 4 issued, upon written request;
315315 5 (2) officers and employees of the Secretary of State
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317317 7 purposes of issuing and controlling driver's licenses,
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320320 10 (3) law enforcement officials for a civil or criminal
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323323 13 (4) other entities that the Secretary may authorize by
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325325 15 (e) The Secretary may not disclose an individual's social
326326 16 security number or any associated information obtained from
327327 17 the Social Security Administration without the written request
328328 18 or consent of the individual except: (i) to officers and
329329 19 employees of the Secretary who have a need to know the social
330330 20 security number in the performance of their official duties;
331331 21 (ii) except as restricted by subsections (g) and (h) to law
332332 22 enforcement officials for a civil or criminal law enforcement
333333 23 investigation if an officer of the law enforcement agency has
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347347 1 judge; (iv) to the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs
348348 2 for the purpose of confirming veteran status to agencies in
349349 3 other states responsible for the issuance of state
350350 4 identification cards for participation in State-to-State
351351 5 verification service; or (v) the last 4 digits to the Illinois
352352 6 State Board of Elections for purposes of voter registration
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354354 8 multi-state voter registration list maintenance system. The
355355 9 Secretary retains the right to require additional verification
356356 10 regarding the validity of a request from law enforcement. If
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358358 12 accordance with this Section, no liability shall rest with the
359359 13 Office of the Secretary of State or any of its officers or
360360 14 employees, as the information is released for official
361361 15 purposes only.
362362 16 (f) The Secretary of State shall not provide facial
363363 17 recognition search services or photographs obtained in the
364364 18 process of issuing an identification card to any federal,
365365 19 State, or local law enforcement agency or other governmental
366366 20 entity for the purpose of enforcing federal immigration laws.
367367 21 This subsection shall not apply to requests from federal,
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384384 2 Secretary may not release highly restricted personal
385385 3 information or personally identifying information or disclose
386386 4 documents described in subsection (d) to any immigration
387387 5 agent, as defined in Section 10 of the Illinois TRUST Act,
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391391 9 (1) a lawful court order;
392392 10 (2) a judicial warrant signed by a judge appointed
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397397 15 When responding to such a court order, warrant, or
398398 16 subpoena, the Secretary shall disclose only those documents or
399399 17 information specifically requested. Within 3 business days of
400400 18 receiving such a court order, warrant, or subpoena, the
401401 19 Secretary shall send a notification to the individual about
402402 20 whom such information was requested that a court order,
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405405 23 As used in this subsection, "immigration agent" means an
406406 24 agent of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the
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420420 2 agreement regarding the sharing of any highly restricted
421421 3 personal information or personally identifying information or
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424424 6 not be used for civil immigration purposes or knowingly
425425 7 disseminated to any third party for any purpose related to
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427427 9 (Source: P.A. 102-354, eff. 8-13-21; 103-210, eff. 7-1-24.)
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432432 14 (a) As used in this Section, "noncitizen seeking asylum"
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435435 17 Citizenship and Immigration Services or who has already begun
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439439 21 (b) The Asylum Travel Expense Program is created within
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457457 5 immigration enforcement or to the country of origin of the
458458 6 noncitizen seeking asylum. The Department may provide for,
459459 7 using moneys from the Fund established under subsection (c),
460460 8 transportation and travel expenses to relocate the noncitizen
461461 9 seeking asylum to the state of choice of the noncitizen or the
462462 10 country of origin of the noncitizen as allowed under this
463463 11 subsection. The method of transportation selected by the
464464 12 Department shall be by the cheapest means to transport the
465465 13 noncitizen seeking asylum to the noncitizen's desired
466466 14 destination. The Department may adopt rules to implement the
467467 15 Program.
468468 16 (c) On July 1, 2025, the State Comptroller shall direct
469469 17 and the State Treasurer shall transfer $10,000,000 from the
470470 18 General Revenue Fund into the Asylum Travel Expenses Fund, a
471471 19 special fund that is created in the State treasury, and may be
472472 20 expended by the Secretary of Transportation to provide
473473 21 transportation and travel expenses as provided in subsection
474474 22 (b).
475475 23 Section 120. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
476476 24 Section 5.1030 as follows:
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487487 1 (30 ILCS 105/5.1030 new)
488488 2 Sec. 5.1030. The Asylum Travel Expenses Fund.
489489 3 (305 ILCS 5/12-4.35 rep.)
490490 4 Section 125. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
491491 5 repealing Section 12-4.35.
492492 6 Section 130. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
493493 7 changing Section 6-110.3 as follows:
494494 8 (625 ILCS 5/6-110.3)
495495 9 Sec. 6-110.3. Restrictions on use of information for
496496 10 certain purposes.
497497 11 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
498498 12 Secretary may not release or make accessible in any manner any
499499 13 highly restricted personal information as defined in Section
500500 14 1-125.9 or personally identifying information as defined in
501501 15 Section 1-159.2, provide images, photos, or facial recognition
502502 16 services as described in Section 6-110.1, or disclose
503503 17 documents as described in Section 6-110.2 to any immigration
504504 18 agent as defined in Section 10 of the Illinois TRUST Act,
505505 19 unless necessary to comply with the following, to the extent
506506 20 that production of such information or documents is
507507 21 specifically required:
508508 22 (1) a lawful court order;
509509 23 (2) a judicial warrant signed by a judge appointed
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520520 1 pursuant to Article III of the Constitution of the United
521521 2 States; or
522522 3 (3) a subpoena for individual records issued by a
523523 4 federal or State court.
524524 5 When responding to such a court order, warrant, or
525525 6 subpoena, the Secretary shall disclose only those documents or
526526 7 information specifically requested. Within 3 business days of
527527 8 receiving such a court order, warrant, or subpoena, the
528528 9 Secretary shall send a notification to the individual about
529529 10 whom such information was requested that a court order,
530530 11 warrant, or subpoena was received and the identity of the
531531 12 entity that presented the court order, warrant, or subpoena.
532532 13 As used in this subsection, "immigration agent" means an
533533 14 agent of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the
534534 15 U.S. Customs and Border Protection, or any similar or
535535 16 successor agency.
536536 17 (b) The Secretary shall not enter into or maintain any
537537 18 agreement regarding the sharing of any highly restricted
538538 19 personal information as defined in Section 1-125.9, personally
539539 20 identifying information as defined in Section 1-159.2, images
540540 21 or photos described in Section 6-110.1, or documents described
541541 22 in Section 6-110.2 unless all other parties to such agreement
542542 23 certify that the information obtained will not be used for
543543 24 civil immigration purposes or knowingly disseminated to any
544544 25 third party for any purpose related to civil immigration
545545 26 enforcement.
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556556 1 (Source: P.A. 103-210, eff. 7-1-24.)
557557 2 Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
558558 3 becoming law.
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