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1 | AN ACT concerning government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Immigration Enforcement Act.
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6 | Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | "Immigration detainer is facially sufficient" means: (i) | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | the federal immigration agency's official form is incomplete | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | and fails to indicate on its face that the federal immigration | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | official has probable cause to believe that the person to be | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | detained is a removable alien under federal immigration law | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | but is supported by an affidavit, order, or other official | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | documentation that indicates that the federal immigration | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | agency has probable cause to believe that the person to be | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | detained is a removable alien under federal immigration law | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | and the federal immigration agency supplies with its detention | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | request a Form I-200 Warrant for Arrest of Alien, a Form I-205 | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | Warrant of Removal/Deportation, a successor warrant, or other | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | warrant authorized by federal law; or (ii) the federal | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | immigration agency's official form is complete and indicates | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | on its face that the federal immigration official has probable | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | cause to believe that the person to be detained is a removable | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | alien under federal immigration law. |
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1 | "Law enforcement agency" means any entity with statutory | ||||||
2 | police powers and the ability to employ individuals authorized | ||||||
3 | to make arrests, including local and State agencies. | ||||||
4 | "Local entity" means a unit of local government, a school | ||||||
5 | district, or a community college district. | ||||||
6 | "State entity" means the State of Illinois and all of its | ||||||
7 | agencies, State universities and colleges, and all corporate | ||||||
8 | outgrowths of the State.
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9 | Section 10. Prohibited policies regarding immigration | ||||||
10 | enforcement. A State entity, local entity, or law enforcement | ||||||
11 | agency may not adopt or maintain a law, ordinance, resolution, | ||||||
12 | rule, regulation, policy, directive, order, practice, or | ||||||
13 | procedure, formal or informal, written or unwritten, that | ||||||
14 | prohibits or materially restricts the State entity, local | ||||||
15 | entity, or law enforcement agency from complying with or | ||||||
16 | assisting in the enforcement of immigration laws. This | ||||||
17 | includes prohibitions or restrictions on: | ||||||
18 | (1) inquiries into the immigration status of any | ||||||
19 | person; | ||||||
20 | (2) transmitting, requesting, or receiving information | ||||||
21 | relating to immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of any | ||||||
22 | person to or from any federal immigration enforcement | ||||||
23 | agency; | ||||||
24 | (3) maintaining, archiving, or otherwise storing for | ||||||
25 | subsequent use information relating to an individual's |
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1 | immigration status; | ||||||
2 | (4) exchanging information relating to immigration | ||||||
3 | status with another law enforcement agency, local entity, | ||||||
4 | State entity, or a federal immigration agency; | ||||||
5 | (5) complying with an immigration detainer, including, | ||||||
6 | but not limited to, refusing to cooperate or comply with a | ||||||
7 | lawfully issued detainer in the absence of a warrant or | ||||||
8 | other order directing compliance with or enforcement of | ||||||
9 | such a detainer; | ||||||
10 | (6) complying with a request from a federal | ||||||
11 | immigration agency to notify the agency before the release | ||||||
12 | of an inmate; | ||||||
13 | (7) providing a federal immigration agency with an | ||||||
14 | inmate's incarceration status or release date; | ||||||
15 | (8) assisting or cooperating with a federal | ||||||
16 | immigration agency, including by providing enforcement | ||||||
17 | assistance; | ||||||
18 | (9) participating in any program or agreement | ||||||
19 | authorized under Section 287 of the federal Immigration | ||||||
20 | and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357); or | ||||||
21 | (10) permitting a federal immigration officer to enter | ||||||
22 | and conduct enforcement activities at a municipal jail, | ||||||
23 | county jail, or Division of Corrections or rehabilitation | ||||||
24 | facility involving or related to the enforcement of | ||||||
25 | federal immigration laws.
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1 | Section 15. Mandatory duties of law enforcement agencies | ||||||
2 | regarding immigration detainers. | ||||||
3 | (a) A law enforcement agency that takes initial custody of | ||||||
4 | a person subject to an immigration detainer shall: | ||||||
5 | (1) provide notice to the court authorized to grant or | ||||||
6 | deny the person's release on bail or bond that the person | ||||||
7 | is subject to an immigration detainer; | ||||||
8 | (2) record in the person's case file that the person | ||||||
9 | is subject to an immigration detainer; and | ||||||
10 | (3) upon determining that the immigration detainer is | ||||||
11 | facially sufficient, comply with the requests made in the | ||||||
12 | immigration detainer to the extent required by law. | ||||||
13 | (b) A law enforcement agency is not required to perform a | ||||||
14 | duty imposed by subsection (a) with respect to a person who has | ||||||
15 | been transferred to the custody of the agency by another law | ||||||
16 | enforcement agency subject to the requirements of this | ||||||
17 | section. | ||||||
18 | (c) A court of competent jurisdiction that receives notice | ||||||
19 | that a person is subject to an immigration detainer shall | ||||||
20 | record this information in the court record, regardless of | ||||||
21 | whether the notice is received before or after a judgment in | ||||||
22 | the case.
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23 | Section 20. Mandatory agreements for housing persons | ||||||
24 | subject to immigration detainers. | ||||||
25 | (a) Each county jail, municipal jail, and the Department |
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1 | of Corrections shall enter into an agreement with a federal | ||||||
2 | immigration agency for temporarily housing persons who are the | ||||||
3 | subject of immigration detainers and for the payment of the | ||||||
4 | costs of housing and detaining those persons. | ||||||
5 | (b) A agreement under this Section must include a contract | ||||||
6 | with a federal immigration agency for housing or detaining | ||||||
7 | persons subject to immigration detainers, such as basic | ||||||
8 | ordering agreements, intergovernmental service agreements, | ||||||
9 | agreements authorized by Section 287 of the federal | ||||||
10 | Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357), successor | ||||||
11 | agreements, or other similar agreements authorized by federal | ||||||
12 | law.
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13 | Section 25. Implementation; discrimination prohibited. | ||||||
14 | (a) This Act shall be implemented in a manner consistent | ||||||
15 | with federal laws and regulations governing immigration, | ||||||
16 | protecting the civil rights of all persons, and respecting the | ||||||
17 | privileges and immunities of United States citizens. | ||||||
18 | (b) A State entity, local entity, or law enforcement | ||||||
19 | agency and a person employed by or otherwise under the | ||||||
20 | direction or control of a State entity, local entity, or law | ||||||
21 | enforcement agency may not base the entity's, agency's, or | ||||||
22 | person's actions under this Act on the gender, race, color, | ||||||
23 | religion, language, national origin, or physical disability of | ||||||
24 | a person except to the extent authorized by the United States | ||||||
25 | Constitution, the constitution and laws of this State, or |
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1 | other applicable federal law.
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2 | Section 30. Home rule. The regulation of immigration | ||||||
3 | enforcement is an exclusive power and function of the State. A | ||||||
4 | home rule unit may not regulate immigration enforcement. This | ||||||
5 | Act is a denial and limitation of home rule powers and | ||||||
6 | functions under subsection (h) of Section 6 of Article VII of | ||||||
7 | the Illinois Constitution.
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8 | (5 ILCS 100/5-45.37 rep.) | ||||||
9 | Section 100. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is | ||||||
10 | amended by repealing Section 5-45.37.
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11 | (5 ILCS 805/Act rep.) | ||||||
12 | Section 105. The Illinois TRUST Act is repealed.
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13 | Section 110. The Illinois Identification Card Act is | ||||||
14 | amended by changing Section 11 as follows:
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15 | (15 ILCS 335/11) (from Ch. 124, par. 31) | ||||||
16 | (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-210 ) | ||||||
17 | Sec. 11. Records. | ||||||
18 | (a) The Secretary may make a search of his records and | ||||||
19 | furnish information as to whether a person has a current | ||||||
20 | Standard Illinois Identification Card or an Illinois Person | ||||||
21 | with a Disability Identification Card then on file, upon |
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1 | receipt of a written application therefor accompanied with the | ||||||
2 | prescribed fee. However, the Secretary may not disclose | ||||||
3 | medical information concerning an individual to any person, | ||||||
4 | public agency, private agency, corporation or governmental | ||||||
5 | body unless the individual has submitted a written request for | ||||||
6 | the information or unless the individual has given prior | ||||||
7 | written consent for the release of the information to a | ||||||
8 | specific person or entity. This exception shall not apply to: | ||||||
9 | (1) offices and employees of the Secretary who have a need to | ||||||
10 | know the medical information in performance of their official | ||||||
11 | duties, or (2) orders of a court of competent jurisdiction. | ||||||
12 | When medical information is disclosed by the Secretary in | ||||||
13 | accordance with the provisions of this Section, no liability | ||||||
14 | shall rest with the Office of the Secretary of State as the | ||||||
15 | information is released for informational purposes only. | ||||||
16 | (b) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the | ||||||
17 | Secretary may release personally identifying information only | ||||||
18 | to: | ||||||
19 | (1) officers and employees of the Secretary who have a | ||||||
20 | need to know that information for issuance of driver's | ||||||
21 | licenses, permits, or identification cards and | ||||||
22 | investigation of fraud or misconduct; | ||||||
23 | (2) other governmental agencies for use in their | ||||||
24 | official governmental functions; | ||||||
25 | (3) law enforcement agencies for a criminal or civil | ||||||
26 | investigation; |
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1 | (3-5) the State Board of Elections as may be required | ||||||
2 | by an agreement the State Board of Elections has entered | ||||||
3 | into with a multi-state voter registration list | ||||||
4 | maintenance system; or | ||||||
5 | (4) any entity that the Secretary has authorized, by | ||||||
6 | rule. | ||||||
7 | (c) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the | ||||||
8 | Secretary may release highly restricted personal information | ||||||
9 | only to: | ||||||
10 | (1) officers and employees of the Secretary who have a | ||||||
11 | need to access the information for the issuance of | ||||||
12 | driver's licenses, permits, or identification cards and | ||||||
13 | investigation of fraud or misconduct; | ||||||
14 | (2) law enforcement officials for a criminal or civil | ||||||
15 | law enforcement investigation; | ||||||
16 | (3) the State Board of Elections for the purpose of | ||||||
17 | providing the signature for completion of voter | ||||||
18 | registration; or | ||||||
19 | (4) any other entity the Secretary has authorized by | ||||||
20 | rule. | ||||||
21 | (d) Documents required to be submitted with an application | ||||||
22 | for an identification card to prove the applicant's identity | ||||||
23 | (name and date of birth), social security number, written | ||||||
24 | signature, residency, and, as applicable, proof of lawful | ||||||
25 | status shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed except | ||||||
26 | to the following persons: |
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1 | (1) the individual to whom the identification card was | ||||||
2 | issued, upon written request; | ||||||
3 | (2) officers and employees of the Secretary of State | ||||||
4 | who have a need to have access to the stored images for | ||||||
5 | purposes of issuing and controlling driver's licenses, | ||||||
6 | permits, or identification cards and investigation of | ||||||
7 | fraud or misconduct; | ||||||
8 | (3) law enforcement officials for a civil or criminal | ||||||
9 | law enforcement investigation; | ||||||
10 | (4) other entities that the Secretary may authorize by | ||||||
11 | rule. | ||||||
12 | (e) The Secretary may not disclose an individual's social | ||||||
13 | security number or any associated information obtained from | ||||||
14 | the Social Security Administration without the written request | ||||||
15 | or consent of the individual except: (i) to officers and | ||||||
16 | employees of the Secretary who have a need to know the social | ||||||
17 | security number in the performance of their official duties; | ||||||
18 | (ii) to law enforcement officials for a civil or criminal law | ||||||
19 | enforcement investigation if an officer of the law enforcement | ||||||
20 | agency has made a written request to the Secretary specifying | ||||||
21 | the law enforcement investigation for which the social | ||||||
22 | security number is being sought; (iii) under a lawful court | ||||||
23 | order signed by a judge; (iv) to the Illinois Department of | ||||||
24 | Veterans' Affairs for the purpose of confirming veteran status | ||||||
25 | to agencies in other states responsible for the issuance of | ||||||
26 | state identification cards for participation in State-to-State |
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1 | verification service; or (v) the last 4 digits to the Illinois | ||||||
2 | State Board of Elections for purposes of voter registration | ||||||
3 | and as may be required pursuant to an agreement for a | ||||||
4 | multi-state voter registration list maintenance system. The | ||||||
5 | Secretary retains the right to require additional verification | ||||||
6 | regarding the validity of a request from law enforcement. If | ||||||
7 | social security information is disclosed by the Secretary in | ||||||
8 | accordance with this Section, no liability shall rest with the | ||||||
9 | Office of the Secretary of State or any of its officers or | ||||||
10 | employees, as the information is released for official | ||||||
11 | purposes only. | ||||||
12 | (f) The Secretary of State shall not provide facial | ||||||
13 | recognition search services or photographs obtained in the | ||||||
14 | process of issuing an identification card to any federal, | ||||||
15 | State, or local law enforcement agency or other governmental | ||||||
16 | entity for the purpose of enforcing federal immigration laws. | ||||||
17 | This subsection shall not apply to requests from federal, | ||||||
18 | State, or local law enforcement agencies or other governmental | ||||||
19 | entities for facial recognition search services or photographs | ||||||
20 | obtained in the process of issuing a driver's license or | ||||||
21 | permit when the purpose of the request relates to criminal | ||||||
22 | activity other than violations of immigration laws. | ||||||
23 | (Source: P.A. 101-326, eff. 8-9-19; 102-354, eff. 8-13-21.)
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24 | (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-210 ) | ||||||
25 | Sec. 11. Records. |
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1 | (a) The Secretary may make a search of his records and | ||||||
2 | furnish information as to whether a person has a current | ||||||
3 | Standard Illinois Identification Card or an Illinois Person | ||||||
4 | with a Disability Identification Card then on file, upon | ||||||
5 | receipt of a written application therefor accompanied with the | ||||||
6 | prescribed fee. However, the Secretary may not disclose | ||||||
7 | medical information concerning an individual to any person, | ||||||
8 | public agency, private agency, corporation or governmental | ||||||
9 | body unless the individual has submitted a written request for | ||||||
10 | the information or unless the individual has given prior | ||||||
11 | written consent for the release of the information to a | ||||||
12 | specific person or entity. This exception shall not apply to: | ||||||
13 | (1) offices and employees of the Secretary who have a need to | ||||||
14 | know the medical information in performance of their official | ||||||
15 | duties, or (2) orders of a court of competent jurisdiction. | ||||||
16 | When medical information is disclosed by the Secretary in | ||||||
17 | accordance with the provisions of this Section, no liability | ||||||
18 | shall rest with the Office of the Secretary of State as the | ||||||
19 | information is released for informational purposes only. | ||||||
20 | (b) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the | ||||||
21 | Secretary may release personally identifying information only | ||||||
22 | to: | ||||||
23 | (1) officers and employees of the Secretary who have a | ||||||
24 | need to know that information for issuance of driver's | ||||||
25 | licenses, permits, or identification cards and | ||||||
26 | investigation of fraud or misconduct; |
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1 | (2) other governmental agencies for use in their | ||||||
2 | official governmental functions; | ||||||
3 | (3) law enforcement agencies for a criminal or civil | ||||||
4 | investigation, except as restricted by subsections (g) and | ||||||
5 | (h); | ||||||
6 | (3-5) the State Board of Elections as may be required | ||||||
7 | by an agreement the State Board of Elections has entered | ||||||
8 | into with a multi-state voter registration list | ||||||
9 | maintenance system; or | ||||||
10 | (4) any entity that the Secretary has authorized, by | ||||||
11 | rule. | ||||||
12 | (c) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the | ||||||
13 | Secretary may release highly restricted personal information | ||||||
14 | only to: | ||||||
15 | (1) officers and employees of the Secretary who have a | ||||||
16 | need to access the information for the issuance of | ||||||
17 | driver's licenses, permits, or identification cards and | ||||||
18 | investigation of fraud or misconduct; | ||||||
19 | (2) law enforcement officials for a criminal or civil | ||||||
20 | law enforcement investigation, except as restricted by | ||||||
21 | subsections (g) and (h); | ||||||
22 | (3) the State Board of Elections for the purpose of | ||||||
23 | providing the signature for completion of voter | ||||||
24 | registration; or | ||||||
25 | (4) any other entity the Secretary has authorized by | ||||||
26 | rule. |
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1 | (d) Documents required to be submitted with an application | ||||||
2 | for an identification card to prove the applicant's identity | ||||||
3 | (name and date of birth), social security number or lack of a | ||||||
4 | social security number, written signature, residency, and, as | ||||||
5 | applicable, citizenship and immigration status and country of | ||||||
6 | citizenship shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed | ||||||
7 | except to the following persons: | ||||||
8 | (1) the individual to whom the identification card was | ||||||
9 | issued, upon written request; | ||||||
10 | (2) officers and employees of the Secretary of State | ||||||
11 | who have a need to have access to the stored images for | ||||||
12 | purposes of issuing and controlling driver's licenses, | ||||||
13 | permits, or identification cards and investigation of | ||||||
14 | fraud or misconduct; | ||||||
15 | (3) law enforcement officials for a civil or criminal | ||||||
16 | law enforcement investigation, except as restricted by | ||||||
17 | subsections (g) and (h); | ||||||
18 | (4) other entities that the Secretary may authorize by | ||||||
19 | rule. | ||||||
20 | (e) The Secretary may not disclose an individual's social | ||||||
21 | security number or any associated information obtained from | ||||||
22 | the Social Security Administration without the written request | ||||||
23 | or consent of the individual except: (i) to officers and | ||||||
24 | employees of the Secretary who have a need to know the social | ||||||
25 | security number in the performance of their official duties; | ||||||
26 | (ii) except as restricted by subsections (g) and (h) to law |
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1 | enforcement officials for a civil or criminal law enforcement | ||||||
2 | investigation if an officer of the law enforcement agency has | ||||||
3 | made a written request to the Secretary specifying the law | ||||||
4 | enforcement investigation for which the social security number | ||||||
5 | is being sought; (iii) under a lawful court order signed by a | ||||||
6 | judge; (iv) to the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs | ||||||
7 | for the purpose of confirming veteran status to agencies in | ||||||
8 | other states responsible for the issuance of state | ||||||
9 | identification cards for participation in State-to-State | ||||||
10 | verification service; or (v) the last 4 digits to the Illinois | ||||||
11 | State Board of Elections for purposes of voter registration | ||||||
12 | and as may be required pursuant to an agreement for a | ||||||
13 | multi-state voter registration list maintenance system. The | ||||||
14 | Secretary retains the right to require additional verification | ||||||
15 | regarding the validity of a request from law enforcement. If | ||||||
16 | social security information is disclosed by the Secretary in | ||||||
17 | accordance with this Section, no liability shall rest with the | ||||||
18 | Office of the Secretary of State or any of its officers or | ||||||
19 | employees, as the information is released for official | ||||||
20 | purposes only. | ||||||
21 | (f) The Secretary of State shall not provide facial | ||||||
22 | recognition search services or photographs obtained in the | ||||||
23 | process of issuing an identification card to any federal, | ||||||
24 | State, or local law enforcement agency or other governmental | ||||||
25 | entity for the purpose of enforcing federal immigration laws. | ||||||
26 | This subsection shall not apply to requests from federal, |
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1 | State, or local law enforcement agencies or other governmental | ||||||
2 | entities for facial recognition search services or photographs | ||||||
3 | obtained in the process of issuing a driver's license or | ||||||
4 | permit when the purpose of the request relates to criminal | ||||||
5 | activity other than violations of immigration laws. | ||||||
6 | (g) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the | ||||||
7 | Secretary may not release highly restricted personal | ||||||
8 | information or personally identifying information or disclose | ||||||
9 | documents described in subsection (d) to any immigration | ||||||
10 | agent , as defined in Section 10 of the Illinois TRUST Act, | ||||||
11 | unless necessary to comply with the following, to the extent | ||||||
12 | that production of such information or documents is | ||||||
13 | specifically required: | ||||||
14 | (1) a lawful court order; | ||||||
15 | (2) a judicial warrant signed by a judge appointed | ||||||
16 | pursuant to Article III of the Constitution of the United | ||||||
17 | States; or | ||||||
18 | (3) a subpoena for individual records issued by a | ||||||
19 | federal or State court. | ||||||
20 | When responding to such a court order, warrant, or | ||||||
21 | subpoena, the Secretary shall disclose only those documents or | ||||||
22 | information specifically requested. Within 3 business days of | ||||||
23 | receiving such a court order, warrant, or subpoena, the | ||||||
24 | Secretary shall send a notification to the individual about | ||||||
25 | whom such information was requested that a court order, | ||||||
26 | warrant, or subpoena was received and the identity of the |
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1 | entity that presented the court order, warrant, or subpoena. | ||||||
2 | As used in this subsection, "immigration agent" means an | ||||||
3 | agent of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the | ||||||
4 | U.S. Customs and Border Protection, or any similar or | ||||||
5 | successor agency. | ||||||
6 | (h) The Secretary shall not enter into or maintain any | ||||||
7 | agreement regarding the sharing of any highly restricted | ||||||
8 | personal information or personally identifying information or | ||||||
9 | documents described in subsection (d) unless all other parties | ||||||
10 | to such agreement certify that the information obtained will | ||||||
11 | not be used for civil immigration purposes or knowingly | ||||||
12 | disseminated to any third party for any purpose related to | ||||||
13 | civil immigration enforcement. | ||||||
14 | (Source: P.A. 102-354, eff. 8-13-21; 103-210, eff. 7-1-24.)
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15 | Section 115. The Department of Human Services Act is | ||||||
16 | amended by adding Section 1-90 as follows:
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17 | (20 ILCS 1305/1-90 new) | ||||||
18 | Sec. 1-90. Asylum Travel Expense Program. | ||||||
19 | (a) As used in this Section, "noncitizen seeking asylum" | ||||||
20 | means a noncitizen who wants to begin the process of seeking | ||||||
21 | asylum through processes required by the United States | ||||||
22 | Citizenship and Immigration Services or who has already begun | ||||||
23 | or has completed the application process of requesting asylum | ||||||
24 | required by the United States Citizenship and Immigration |
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1 | Services. | ||||||
2 | (b) The Asylum Travel Expense Program is created within | ||||||
3 | the Department. The Program shall, subject to funding as | ||||||
4 | provided in subsection (c) and future appropriation, provide | ||||||
5 | noncitizens seeking asylum who are residing in Illinois | ||||||
6 | transportation and travel expenses for travel to another state | ||||||
7 | that prohibits law enforcement or other governmental agencies | ||||||
8 | from assisting the United States Immigration and Customs | ||||||
9 | Enforcement or other federal government agency with | ||||||
10 | immigration enforcement or to the country of origin of the | ||||||
11 | noncitizen seeking asylum. The Department may provide for, | ||||||
12 | using moneys from the Fund established under subsection (c), | ||||||
13 | transportation and travel expenses to relocate the noncitizen | ||||||
14 | seeking asylum to the state of choice of the noncitizen or the | ||||||
15 | country of origin of the noncitizen as allowed under this | ||||||
16 | subsection. The method of transportation selected by the | ||||||
17 | Department shall be by the cheapest means to transport the | ||||||
18 | noncitizen seeking asylum to the noncitizen's desired | ||||||
19 | destination. The Department may adopt rules to implement the | ||||||
20 | Program. | ||||||
21 | (c) On July 1, 2024, the State Comptroller shall direct | ||||||
22 | and the State Treasurer shall transfer $10,000,000 from the | ||||||
23 | General Revenue Fund into the Asylum Travel Expenses Fund, a | ||||||
24 | special fund that is created in the State treasury, and may be | ||||||
25 | expended by the Secretary of Transportation to provide | ||||||
26 | transportation and travel expenses as provided in subsection |
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1 | (b).
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2 | Section 120. The State Finance Act is amended by adding | ||||||
3 | Section 5.1015 as follows:
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4 | (30 ILCS 105/5.1015 new) | ||||||
5 | Sec. 5.1015. The Asylum Travel Expenses Fund.
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6 | (305 ILCS 5/12-4.35 rep.) | ||||||
7 | Section 125. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by | ||||||
8 | repealing Section 12-4.35.
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9 | Section 130. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | ||||||
10 | changing Section 6-110.3 as follows:
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11 | (625 ILCS 5/6-110.3) | ||||||
12 | (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a | ||||||
13 | delayed effective date ) | ||||||
14 | Sec. 6-110.3. Restrictions on use of information for | ||||||
15 | certain purposes. | ||||||
16 | (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the | ||||||
17 | Secretary may not release or make accessible in any manner any | ||||||
18 | highly restricted personal information as defined in Section | ||||||
19 | 1-125.9 or personally identifying information as defined in | ||||||
20 | Section 1-159.2, provide images, photos, or facial recognition | ||||||
21 | services as described in Section 6-110.1, or disclose |
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1 | documents as described in Section 6-110.2 to any immigration | ||||||
2 | agent as defined in Section 10 of the Illinois TRUST Act, | ||||||
3 | unless necessary to comply with the following, to the extent | ||||||
4 | that production of such information or documents is | ||||||
5 | specifically required: | ||||||
6 | (1) a lawful court order; | ||||||
7 | (2) a judicial warrant signed by a judge appointed | ||||||
8 | pursuant to Article III of the Constitution of the United | ||||||
9 | States; or | ||||||
10 | (3) a subpoena for individual records issued by a | ||||||
11 | federal or State court. | ||||||
12 | When responding to such a court order, warrant, or | ||||||
13 | subpoena, the Secretary shall disclose only those documents or | ||||||
14 | information specifically requested. Within 3 business days of | ||||||
15 | receiving such a court order, warrant, or subpoena, the | ||||||
16 | Secretary shall send a notification to the individual about | ||||||
17 | whom such information was requested that a court order, | ||||||
18 | warrant, or subpoena was received and the identity of the | ||||||
19 | entity that presented the court order, warrant, or subpoena. | ||||||
20 | As used in this subsection, "immigration agent" means an | ||||||
21 | agent of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the | ||||||
22 | U.S. Customs and Border Protection, or any similar or | ||||||
23 | successor agency. | ||||||
24 | (b) The Secretary shall not enter into or maintain any | ||||||
25 | agreement regarding the sharing of any highly restricted | ||||||
26 | personal information as defined in Section 1-125.9, personally |
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1 | identifying information as defined in Section 1-159.2, images | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | or photos described in Section 6-110.1, or documents described | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | in Section 6-110.2 unless all other parties to such agreement | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | certify that the information obtained will not be used for | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | civil immigration purposes or knowingly disseminated to any | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | third party for any purpose related to civil immigration | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | enforcement. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | (Source: P.A. 103-210, eff. 7-1-24.)
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9 | Section 995. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | text that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Section represented by multiple versions), the use of that | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | text does not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | changes made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | other Public Act.
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16 | Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | becoming law. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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